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Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every programmer should know, no matter what language you use. With the 97 short and extremely useful tips for programmers in this book, you'll expand your skills by adopting new approaches to old problems, learning appropriate best practices, and honing your craft through sound advice.
With contributions from some of the most experienced and respected practitioners in the industry--including Michael Feathers, Pete Goodliffe, Diomidis Spinellis, Cay Horstmann, Verity Stob, and many more--this book contains practical knowledge and principles that you can apply to all kinds of projects.
A few of the 97 things you should know:
- "Code in the Language of the Domain" by Dan North
- "Write Tests for People" by Gerard Meszaros
- "Convenience Is Not an -ility" by Gregor Hohpe
- "Know Your IDE" by Heinz Kabutz
- "A Message to the Future" by Linda Rising
- "The Boy Scout Rule" by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)
- "Beware the Share" by Udi Dahan
About the Author
Kevlin Henney is an independent consultant and trainer. His work focuses on patterns and architecture, programming techniques and languages, and development process and practice. He has been a columnist for various magazines and online publications, including The Register, Better Software, Java Report, CUJ, and C++ Report. Kevlin is co-author of two volumes in the Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture series: A Pattern Language for Distributed Computing and On Patterns and Pattern Languages. He also contributed to 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very well written and accessible book to have on your desk at work, or on the coffee table at home. Each article is two pages long and can be read in five minutes as a small but succinct nugget of advice. The articles are based on the experience of developers from a variety of backgrounds. I found that whenever I had a spare moment, I'd pick this up and read another article.
I'm a programmer with over 20 years of experience, and while the advice in every article was not unknown to me, I did find every article brilliantly expressed and interesting to read. I would recommend this book to developers of all levels of experience.
I'm a programmer with over 20 years of experience, and while the advice in every article was not unknown to me, I did find every article brilliantly expressed and interesting to read. I would recommend this book to developers of all levels of experience.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I didn't agree with everything in the book, but I agreed with most of it. Some of it I consider a little basic (if you're having to convince developers of the value of code reviews, for example, then you've got much bigger problems than a book on good practices can sort out for you).
But on the whole I found it engaging, well-written, and well-argued.
Best of all: each chapter is at most two pages long, so everything is in nice bite-sized chunks, just right for sparking discussion or for dipping into from time to time.
I can't tell precisely how good the whole book is: my lead architect asked to borrow it before I had finished it: that was two months ago, and I've not seen it since...
But on the whole I found it engaging, well-written, and well-argued.
Best of all: each chapter is at most two pages long, so everything is in nice bite-sized chunks, just right for sparking discussion or for dipping into from time to time.
I can't tell precisely how good the whole book is: my lead architect asked to borrow it before I had finished it: that was two months ago, and I've not seen it since...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
These are just a serious of opinions bound together in a book. There is no specific topic (which is fine as they are all personal opinions) or overall or overall direction. You'd be better off reading "The Pragmatic Programmer", that *does* include things every programmer should know and it's fun to read.
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Was Inspiring but Repitition
This is a random collection of 97 programming tips from about 80 computer programmers/developers. The book is fairly short at 195 pages of main text followed by short bio's on the... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Hagrid's Umbrella
Great book
I think these are a collection of useful advices from experts.
I think any newbie will find this book a great read, but also experienced ones who already think the know... Read more
I think any newbie will find this book a great read, but also experienced ones who already think the know... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Telémaco
For the beginner
This book is not for the seasoned programmer. A lot of what is covered is superficial in its presentation and somewhat repetitive. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jonny
A great book to dip into.
This is a great book to have on the coffee table or beside the bed to dip into every now and again when you want a little bit of inspiration. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Toby Allen
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