We have published some papers on the XRadar and our Cynical Reengieering method for saving systems from increasing entropy:
There are some articles and papers about metrics, quality and XRadar itself:
| Author | Year | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Fleischer | 2007 | Metriken im praktischen Einsatz | An article about metrics and quality wihtin software projects. (German language) |
| Olaf Kossak | 2007 | Java-Architektur-Management: vier leistungsfähige Werkzeuge vorgestellt | A comparision of four different architecture management tools. Compared tools are Lattix LDM, SonarJ, Sotograph and XRadar (German language) |
| Martin Lippert | 2005 | Elementares Handwerkzeug | An article about refactoring using eclipse. It also covers XRadar for doing reviews on the refactored code (German language) |
There are several books that we recommend to interested readers. These books especially inspired the making of the XRadar.
| Author | Name | Comments | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler et. al. | Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code | The code refacotring bible | 0201485672 |
| Demeyer et. al. | Object Oriented Reengineering Patterns | A good reference on reengineering strategies | 1558606394 |
| Evans | Domain Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software | Fantastic and inspiring reference on good OO architecture. The final part includes a vital discussion of subsystems and modularization. | 0321125215 |
| Fenton et. al. | Software Metrics: A Rigorous and Practical Approach | A decent overview of classical softare metrics | 0534954251 |
| Brown et. al. | AntiPatters: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis | Ideas on what to avoid in your design. The book is not great, but introduced a lot of the terms we use in the community to describe bad design. | 0471197130 |
| Andrew Hunt et. al. | The Pragmatic Programmer - From Journeyman to Master | The Craftmanship of Programming - a must read for all serious software developers. | 020161622X |
| DeMarco et. al. | Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams | A classic on the software development process. | 0932633439 |
| Martin | Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices | A great reference to the techniques within the agile domeain. We requere that all consultants should read this book. | 0135974445 |
Several resource sites may give you inspiration for using the XRadar.
Some complementary or in some way related tools to use in your toolkit follows: