Scott Bain, of NetObjectives, is posting all the parts of his book, Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development, as he finishes them. Thirteen chapters and appendices are already available. Feedback is encouraged!

Here is the table of contents:

• Introduction
• Software as a Profession
• Out of the Closet - Patterns and Professionalism in Software Development
• The Nature of Software Development
• Evolution, Stage 1: Procedural Logic replaced with Object Structure
• Introduction to Patterns
• Paying Attention to Qualities
• Paying Attention to Principles
• Paying Attention to Practices
• Paying Attention to Disciplines: Unit Testing
• Paying Attention to Disciplines: Refactoring
• Evolution in Use
• Evolution in Construction
• Evolution in N-Tier Architecture
• Patterns and Forces
• A Conclusion: 2015
• Appendix A: Procedural Analogs to Common Patterns
• Appendix B: Overview of Core Design Patterns
• Appendix C: The Principle of the Useful Illusion
• Appendix D: For Further Reading