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Re:Ask HN: What are the bibles of Computer Science? by ZanyProgrammer on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @11:59AM (#13015437)
I think Code Complete is much better-Clean Code was more about (IIRC, feel free to correct) praising the glory of agile dev than good coding practices in general.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the bibles of Computer Science? by yeraydarias on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @04:10AM (#13021226)
Both books are good, and I don't believe Clean Code is praising the glory of agile dev, it talks about technical good practices ... practices that can be applied to any objected oriented language in general, doing agile or waterfall or whatever ... IMHO.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the bibles of Computer Science? by coverband on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @01:06PM (#13016011)
I don't remember reading Clean Code, but reading Code Complete (in the '90s) was a real eye-opener for me. It's a very friendly book with practical advice that's still valid even after 2-3 decades...
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Re:Ask HN: What are the bibles of Computer Science? by tmaly on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @01:02PM (#13015974)
I also own Code Complete. Its a good book, but I think Clean Code is a little shorter and easier to digest.
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