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This begs the question: what do you recommend instead?

by readlikeasloth 4y ago

avereveard 4y ago
Code complete, Steve McConnell
markeibes 4y ago
Programming practice
CraigJPerry 4y ago
Not the OP but HTDPv2 is a solid recommendation here
- asddubs 4y ago
  I don't understand why you would acronym your book recommendation. Anyone this would be a useful recommendation to would not know about it already, and hence not understand the acronym. For those wondering, "How to Design Programs"
  - CraigJPerry 4y ago
    Yeah fair comment. I guess i’ve fallen into that familiarity trap.
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- tpoacher 4y ago
  I also enjoyed the Hitchhiker's Tips for Deeper Pockets (v2).
augustk 4y ago
"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell and "A Philosopy of Software Design" by John Ousterhout.
- raverbashing 4y ago
  I second this about Code Complete. (Also I think it's at its 2nd edition, maybe 3rd?) It's more up to the point instead of going into dogmatic diatribe It's more evidence based (giving examples, etc) Go for this one and Bob's your uncle! (or maybe it stops being your uncle, I guess)
- metaltyphoon 4y ago
  > "A Philosopy of Software Design" What a great book. I second this and add my own "The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th anniversary edition"
h8hawk 4y ago
"Structure and interpretation of computer programs", its not exactly in the same category but IMO is far better. At least it doesn't make you write tones of one line,single time used functions with 400 character length name.
mablopoule 4y ago
"The pragmatic Programmer" is one I would recommend. That, and "Team Geek", in term of relationship with codes and teammates.
- JonChesterfield 4y ago
  The pragmatic programmer is really keen on code generators. Which is the right thing to do. It's also very difficult to do in practice as the languages that are sufficiently impoverished to need external code generators are invariably bound to build tools that can't sanely deal with them. edit: oh, and also it's hard to avoid people checking in and/or editing the generated code

This begs the question: what do you recommend instead?

avereveard 4y ago

Code complete, Steve McConnell

markeibes 4y ago

Programming practice

CraigJPerry 4y ago

Not the OP but HTDPv2 is a solid recommendation here

asddubs 4y ago
I don't understand why you would acronym your book recommendation. Anyone this would be a useful recommendation to would not know about it already, and hence not understand the acronym. For those wondering, "How to Design Programs"
- CraigJPerry 4y ago
  Yeah fair comment. I guess i’ve fallen into that familiarity trap.
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tpoacher 4y ago
I also enjoyed the Hitchhiker's Tips for Deeper Pockets (v2).

augustk 4y ago

"Code Complete" by Steve McConnell and "A Philosopy of Software Design" by John Ousterhout.

raverbashing 4y ago
I second this about Code Complete. (Also I think it's at its 2nd edition, maybe 3rd?) It's more up to the point instead of going into dogmatic diatribe It's more evidence based (giving examples, etc) Go for this one and Bob's your uncle! (or maybe it stops being your uncle, I guess)
metaltyphoon 4y ago
> "A Philosopy of Software Design" What a great book. I second this and add my own "The Pragmatic Programmer: 20th anniversary edition"

h8hawk 4y ago

"Structure and interpretation of computer programs", its not exactly in the same category but IMO is far better. At least it doesn't make you write tones of one line,single time used functions with 400 character length name.

mablopoule 4y ago

"The pragmatic Programmer" is one I would recommend. That, and "Team Geek", in term of relationship with codes and teammates.

JonChesterfield 4y ago
The pragmatic programmer is really keen on code generators. Which is the right thing to do. It's also very difficult to do in practice as the languages that are sufficiently impoverished to need external code generators are invariably bound to build tools that can't sanely deal with them. edit: oh, and also it's hard to avoid people checking in and/or editing the generated code