Code Complete is one of the best books for beginners to improve their general, non-language-specific skills, IMO, though it does have language snippets as examp

Code Complete is one of the best books for beginners to improve their general, non-language-specific skills, IMO, though it does have language snippets as examples, and even though it is somewhat dated. The principles in it are timeless, though. I have read both the 1st and 2nd Editions, many years ago. IMO Edn. 1 is better.