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If anyone has a good book about writing as simple programs as possible instead of as flexible as possible, I would appriciate it. Because the problem today is
by peakaboo 5y ago
If anyone has a good book about writing as simple programs as possible instead of as flexible as possible, I would appriciate it.
Because the problem today is complexity and abstractions. It prevents us from changing code easily, deleting code easily, and understanding the full program flow easily.
- sethammons 5y agoTotally agree. Premature abstraction is just another way to say premature optimization and it is the root of so many problems. YAGNI (you aint gonna need it).
- gompertz 5y agoIf that's what your looking for, I find books that are adopted as university textbooks are best. i.e. C Programming Modern Approach by KN King, Object Pascal Handbook by Marco Cantu. Generally I'm staying away from O'Reilly, No Starch Press etc.. They all feel like books created by pasting a bunch of blog posts together. University texts are usually twice the price, but IMHO worth it - they are made for teaching knowledge, not just sharing it.
- the_only_law 5y ago> University texts are usually twice the price Yeah I find these are normally the books I want now, but it doesn’t take that many to suddenly turn my cart into $1k.
- atsaloli 5y agoSounds like "Understanding Software" by Max Kanat-Alexander. https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Software-Kanat-Alexander-simplicity-programmer-ebook/dp/B075V9S57B https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Software-Kanat-Alexande...