OK, but not much from a DBA side of things

To be fair, the book title suggests that it is for the software developer, and not a database administrator. I thought that it had a good overview of agile related items. Although it was probably not as useful for software developers who might have more exposure to the agile methods. From a DBA point of view, I thought it was a nice overview because agile is not typically used in DBA teams.

As far as specifics relating to databases, I thought it could have had more real-life scenarios and suggestions on how to deal with them. Some of the ideas presented were just too unrealistic for my liking.

That being said, there are a few good ideas in this book. It was a quick read too. So if you are a DBA who has no idea of agile, it might be something to start with.

Other Reviews

• more than agile topics and holds up after five years
• Excellent book. Required reading for anyone who works with databases.
• OK, but not much from a DBA side of things
• Go boldly beyond the persistence layer
• quick easy read