Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters
What I Learned in Ten Years as a Microsoft Programmer
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About the Book
Why has Microsoft really been successful? Forget what you have read elsewhere. In Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters, a ten-year veteran of the front lines of the software development wars gives the real story on why the company has succeeded, what it does well and what it does badly, and what it needs to do in the future. The book has first-hand information on how Microsoft works internally: the relationships between programming teams and the rest of the company; how Microsoft recruits and interviews people; the sacrifices that are made to get software done; the lure of stock options; and what it is like to be sued by your own government. The insights are relevant for anyone interested in Microsoft, the software industry, or business in general.
About the Author
Adam Barr worked as a programmer at Microsoft from March 1990 to April 2000. He worked on several software projects, including the first two versions of Windows NT, interactive television, Softimage, and Windows 2000. He lives in Redmond, Washington.