Bob Erickson draws on his forty-plus years of software experience to present a vision for software development that goes beyond the Agile movement. The Geodesic Philosophy advocates achieving agility by emphasizing the right kinds of leadership, planning and management control. The book ranges from the role of the software manager to software architecture to development methodologies. Erickson draws on literature, movies, classical architecture and popular culture to help you understand the lessons for great software development.The Geodesic Manifesto is a work of art. When you open the book, you will learn about software. You will be challenged to think about software in new ways. And you will laugh, because laughter helps the mind understand and remember, and because life's too short to always take it seriously.