The Pragmatic Programmer
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The Pragmatic Programmer
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Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#2Great book. This is the one book that got me started getting professional about programming. I should really read it again these days.
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#3This is one of the best books I've read about software engineering, along with Code Complete.
I completely agree with the conclusion of the review, every programmer should be required to own and read this book.
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#4I found the book underwhelming after all the praise I had read of it, because it seemed little more than a collection of common knowledge - I didn't get much out of it. On the other hand, for people very new to the craft, it may be more valuable for precisely the same reason.
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#5I found the book underwhelming after all the praise I had read of it, because it seemed little more than a collection of common knowledge - I didn't get much out of it. On the other hand, for people very new to the craft, it may be more valuable for precisely the same reason.
You also have to keep in mind that this book was written 10+ years ago, when most of this was not actually common knowledge. :)
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#6I found the book underwhelming after all the praise I had read of it, because it seemed little more than a collection of common knowledge - I didn't get much out of it. On the other hand, for people very new to the craft, it may be more valuable for precisely the same reason.
If you found it underwhelming, you're probably a pretty good programmer, knowledgable about best practices.
This is more for people who aren't (yet).
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#7I found the book underwhelming after all the praise I had read of it, because it seemed little more than a collection of common knowledge - I didn't get much out of it. On the other hand, for people very new to the craft, it may be more valuable for precisely the same reason.
You also have to keep in mind that this book was written 10+ years ago, when most of this was not actually common knowledge. :)
And that some common knowledge only appears to be.
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#8This is one of the best books I've read about software engineering, along with Code Complete. I completely agree with the conclusion of the review, every programmer should be required to own and read this book.
Required to read? Sure.
Own? No.
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#9This is one of the best books I've read about software engineering, along with Code Complete. I completely agree with the conclusion of the review, every programmer should be required to own and read this book.
Required to read? Sure. Own? No.
Personally I'd say own simply because it's a book worth rereading yearly or at least every other year, which means I'm due for a reread.
Re: The Pragmatic Programmer
#10I was lucky enough to find this for $10 in the SUB at my school. Haven't delved too deeply into it, but it seems good so far.