The book "Elements of Programming" is a good read, http://www.elementsofprogramming.com/ http://www.elementsofprogramming.com/, although it's a bit theoretical.

The book "Elements of Programming" is a good read, http://www.elementsofprogramming.com/ http://www.elementsofprogramming.com/, although it's a bit theoretical. While the book isn't free, this blog thoroughly covers the book and the lessons learned from it in a lecture series: http://cpp-next.com/archive/2009/11/%E2%80%9Celements-of-programming%E2%80%9D-study-group/ http://cpp-next.com/archive/2009/11/%E2%80%9Celements-of-pro...