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> "Read the classics. So many “new” ideas in software development have actually been around for decades." From the original post that inspired this post: http
by AJRF 7y ago
> "Read the classics. So many “new” ideas in software development have actually been around for decades."
From the original post that inspired this post:
https://gist.github.com/stettix/5bb2d99e50fdbbd15dd9622837d14e2b https://gist.github.com/stettix/5bb2d99e50fdbbd15dd9622837d1...
What would HN say are the "classics"?
- dschadd 7y agoPragmatic Programmer and Code Complete are usually mentioned as classic programmer text books. I own both and have probably read 10 pages between the 2 books.
- boring_twenties 7y agoI haven't read Code Complete but I did flip it open to a random page around halfway through the book, and was treated to a page-long explanation about the fact that conditions in loops aren't constantly being evaluated, but only once at the top of each loop. I think it's reasonable to simply assume the entire book is bullshit after that.
- stronglikedan 7y agoI don't know if it's a "classic", but I recently picked up a copy of Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catalogue of Modern Software Engineering Paradigms [0] after reading through another HN thread on good software dev books. I haven't cracked it open yet though. [0] https://books.google.com/books/about/Wicked_Problems_Righteous_Solutions.html https://books.google.com/books/about/Wicked_Problems_Righteo...
- varrock 7y agoCan you link the HN thread about good software development books?