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Maybe another way of saying "Staying Idiomatic" is "What made you great before won't this time." I had to do a C++ project a while back and got my hands on "Ad
by hyperliner 12y ago
Maybe another way of saying "Staying Idiomatic" is "What made you great before won't this time."
I had to do a C++ project a while back and got my hands on "Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms" by James Coplien through a friend's recommendation. Best thing I ever did to really understand the soul of the language.
I am sure there is such "soul identifying" book for each language. What would those books be? If you know of one, reply here. I'd love to know them (Go, Haskell). Not just books that show you the syntax, but which show you the soul.
- bitpew 12y agoThanks for the "Advanced C++" tip. "Eloquent Ruby" did the same for me when i was looking into ruby. "Effective Java" is a similar book for Java.
- ryanyogan 12y agoIf you want an amazing book on Design Patterns for ruby, http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Object-Oriented-Design-Ruby-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321721330 http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Object-Oriented-Design-Ruby-...
- klaaspieter 12y agoYes. I believe such a book exists (or should at least) for every language as well. Effective Java — http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Edition-Joshua-Bloch/dp/0321356683 http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Edition-Joshua-Bloch/dp... POODR (Ruby) — http://www.poodr.com/ http://www.poodr.com/ Javascript the good parts — http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockford/dp/0596517742 http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Good-Parts-Douglas-Crockfor... There is of course also the gang of 4 language agnostic classic on design patterns http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Object-Oriented/dp/0201633612 http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Elements-Reusable-Obje...
- tel 12y agoRichard Bird's Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design is probably close for Haskell. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0521513383?pc_redir=1404313638&robot_redir=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0521513383?pc_redir=1404313638...