Steve McConnell

Steven C. McConnell is an author of many software engineering textbooks including Code Complete, "Rapid Development", and "Software Estimation". In 1998, McConnell was named as one of the three most influential people in the software industry by "Software Development Magazine", along with Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds.

Career

McConnell graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), and a Master's degree in software engineering from Seattle University. He then pursued a career in the desktop software industry, working at Microsoft, Boeing, the Russell Investment Group and several other Seattle area firms. At Microsoft, McConnell worked on TrueType as part of Windows 3.1. At Boeing, he worked on a Strategic Defense Initiative project.

McConnell published his first book, "Code Complete", in 1993. He is presently (March 2007) the CEO and Chief Software Engineer of Construx Software, a software engineering consulting firm he founded in 1996.

McConnell has been an active volunteer within the IEEE Computer Society. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Editor of the "Best Practices" column in IEEE Software magazine, and from 1998 to 2002 he served as the Editor in Chief. He has also served as the chair of the IEEE Computer Society's Professional Practices Committee. McConnell is presently (March 2006) a member of the executive committee for the Computer Society's Technical Council on Software Engineering [http://tab.computer.org/tcse/leaders.htm#excom2] . Since 1998, he has served on the Panel of Experts of the SWEBOK project.

Bibliography

Books

*"Code Complete" editions 1 (1993) ISBN 1-55615-484-4. Second edition (2004) ISBN 0-7356-1967-0
*"Rapid Development" (1996) ISBN 0-07-285060-4
*"Software Project Survival Guide" (1998) ISBN 1-57231-621-7
*"After the Gold Rush" (1999) ISBN 0-7356-0877-6
*"Professional Software Development: Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Enhanced Careers" (2004) ISBN 0-321-19367-9
*"Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art" (2006) ISBN 0-7356-0535-1

Papers

*" [http://www.stevemcconnell.com/ieeesoftware/eic.htm From the Editor columns] " in IEEE Software
*" [http://www.stevemcconnell.com/ieeesoftware/bp.htm Best Practices columns] " in IEEE Software

ervice and memberships

* Construction Knowledge Area Lead (2003-2004), Panel of Experts (1998-2007) SWEBOK
* Member (1998-2007), Chair (2003-2005) IEEE Computer Society Professional Practices Committee
* Editor in Chief (1998-2002), Columnist (1996-1998), Editor in Chief Emeritus (2003-2007) IEEE Software magazine
* Member, Executive Committee of the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Council on Software Engineering (TCSE) (1998-2006)
* Member, IEEE, IEEE Computer Society (1986-2007)
* Member, ACM (1986-2007)
* Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP)

Awards

* Seattle University's "Alumni of the Year for Professional Accomplishment" award (2004)
* IEEE Computer Society Golden Core (2003)
* "40 Under 40" award (one of 40 top regional business leaders under 40 years of age), "Puget Sound Business Journal" (2000)
* "Software Development Magazine" Productivity Award for "After the Gold Rush" (2000)
* "Software Development Magazine" Productivity Award for ESTIMATE Professional estimation software (1999)
* Game Developer magazine Front Line Award for "Software Project Survival Guide" (1997)
* "Software Development Magazine" Jolt Award for "Rapid Development" (1997)
* "Software Development Magazine" Jolt Award for Code Complete (1994)

External links

* [http://www.stevemcconnell.com/ Steve McConnell's website]
* [http://www.construx.com Construx Software] , Steve McConnell's company
* [http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.aspx?rID=2325 TV Interview] , University of Washington TV
* [http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?showNum=215 Web Interview] , on .NET Rocks!
* [http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4464172 Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art]