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I'm surprised no one mentioned Steve McConnell's books. Some of the material is dated, but what's left is pure gold. Takes a much more empirical approach to so
by JamesBarney 8y ago
I'm surprised no one mentioned Steve McConnell's books.
Some of the material is dated, but what's left is pure gold. Takes a much more empirical approach to software development than a lot of other books in the same vein.
Code Complete (Developer Best Practices)
Rapid Development
Software Estimation : Demystifying the Black Art
- Dextro 8y agoCode Complete is a great book that thankfully my first boss required me to read when he hired me but I personally feel that Clean Code covers most of the same and is an easier read. Just my two cents thought.
- JamesBarney 8y agoI never read Clean Code because of a kind of silly reason. I've worked with a couple of devs who read it and then decided the optimal number of lines of code per function was three. I always felt like I needed 6 monitors to be able to understand anything that was happening. But if you recommend and say it's similar to Code Complete I'll give it a shot. What I liked most about Code Complete is he always talks about trade offs with a clear goal in mind. For instance if function sizes are too small hidden pre-conditions or side effects can cause a bug. But if functions are too large they are hard to follow and it's difficult to isolate side effects.
- killaken2000 8y agoI have the same issues with rules like that. Like not ending a sentence with a preposition. It is a thing for which I will not stand Ralph Waldo Emerson, A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
- senorsmile 8y agoOr rather, a thing which you will not stand for.