The textbook for System Developers:
Agile is the new world view of systems development. Structured design is being relegated to systems that have a short development time, the way to develop the software is already known (there is no need for design), and the system will not change in any way during the design.
The main strengths of Agile methods are:
Visibility (through the looking glass)
Adaptability (context calculus)
Business Value (incrementally increasing the value)
Less Risk (changes are made on a Just In Time bases)
Context Calculus is the calculus of contexts. It refers to the incremental and iterative way of solving problems where there are multiple contexts involved. Incremental and actual changes and improvements are combined in an iterative cycle or spiral to produce real and rapid changes that result in very useful solutions.to problems. This is Agile Systems Design.
Through the looking glass is a rule requiring openness and visibility of all efforts related to solving the problem. This includes making sure all stake holders completely understand and are part of the process of developing the solution. Context Calculus is a reference to mathematics as a theoretical base, but the solutions are based on hermeneutics.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-hermeneutics-systems-analysis-jerome-heath/
The textbook on Computer Architecture and Design:
This is a well written and well illustrated book on computers and how they work. It includes great detail on the workings of the central processing unit, the peripherals of the computer, and the thought process that goes into building a computer. It is augmented with animated visual that make the processing more understandable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM5gWWCCNog
Reverse Engineering the Universe:
This book discusses the theory of everything from a post-structuralist and programmers perspective. The interdisciplinary discussion leads to interesting and useful conclusions.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-worldview-change-jerome-heath/?published=t
Sunrise from Waikiki:
This is a book of sunrise pictures taken from Waikiki. These are some very interesting sunrise pictures. just pictures . . . no text.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sunrise-from-waikiki-jerome-heath/
Journey:
This is a Symphonic Poem[: Theme and Variation] based view of the world from the perspective of poetry. The poetry form is symphonic. This develops a symphony of words as a poetic form. The Themes and Variations become the basis and structure for the poem. Each melody is a poetic line. Each is then used (repeated) with variations on the theme. The variations are changes tn the poetry line or changes in the context of the line (a change in key). An equivalent line adapts the meaning into a new form. The interest is on extending the meaning and character of many such lines of poetry by picturing their many interconnectivities in the variations on the theme.
"his voice was like the sound of many waters."
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-earth-jerome-heath/
The Harmonics of Nature:
The Etiology of Natural Patterns: Nature provides a number of different patterns: spirals, ripples, patterns on birds feathers, spots and stripes on animals. Symmetry is pervasive in living things. There are symmetries, like: trees, spirals, meanders, waves, foams, cracks and stripes. This book looks into the patterns in nature. Instead of just listing the interesting patterns I am concerned about demonstrating a general etiology of those patterns. This is a new way of looking at the physical universe itself to understand not only the etiology but the general physics of those patterns. Thus we can see a set of characteristics that allows us to understand, predict, and use the processes of these patterns.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-worldview-change-jerome-heath/
Object Oriented Mind:
Demythologizing Carl Jung: This book describes how the mind is the program in the brain machine. Our compiler is polymorphic and object oriented. Jung's archetypes are examined as abstract classes from a programmers perspective.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/object-oriented-mind-jerome-heath/
Valerie Paintings
This book includes various watercolor paintings by Valerie Heath. Unique art with a special vision of the world around us. Must read (view).
The Blue Parasol
UberMann
Dr. Jerome Heath