http://blog.fredjean.net/articles/2006/03/03/37signals-getting-real-book en-us 40 Frederic Jean's Random Thoughts <p> <a href="http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/the_getting_real_book.php">David announced</a> that the <a href="https://gettingreal.37signals.com/">Getting Real book</a> was now available as a PDF file. </p><p> I bought a copy, downloaded it and read it from end to end. It is mostly a compilation of the <a href="http://37signals.com/svn/">37signals blog</a> with supporting quotes and evidence. It is a good read overall, although it did make me envious of how developers at <a href="http://37signals.com/">37signals</a> and other startups are able to work without the overhead that I have to face here at Sun. I'm not really the target audience though since the book is better targetted to small teams and startups working on products. </p><p> I certainly recommend it. </p><p> <strong>Update:</strong> The <a href="http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/getting_real_book_update_new_version_sales_feedback_contributors_etc.php">37signals team released a refreshed version of the PDF</a> in response to comments from people who bought the book. It is certainly a great example of a company walking the talk. </p> Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:22:14 +0000 urn:uuid:2c3d2823754ed76cb05b5efd045dd318 fred@fredjean.net (Frederic Jean) http://blog.fredjean.net/articles/2006/03/03/37signals-getting-real-book Development Process Ruby http://blog.fredjean.net/articles/trackback/18