Re:Steve McConnell
by jaaron on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @05:13PM
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I've been debating on getting my team of engineers a book as a gift, with Code Complete or Pragmatic Programmer as high on the list. Trouble is, as others noted, they're best when you're starting out and less helpful later in your career.
Does anyone have any books they recommend for senior engineers (approx 10 years experience)?
Perhaps it's harder to recommend one book because by that time generalized knowledge should already have been absorbed.
Re:Steve McConnell
by pbadenski on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @05:34PM
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"A Philosophy of Software Design" by John Ousterhout - a recent find and probably the best book on programme design I've ever read. Author is an experienced programmer and Computer Science professor at Stanford.
Re:Steve McConnell
by zo1 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:30AM
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I would highly recommend Refactoring by Martin Fowler. Out of all the books I've read and been exposed to, that one stuck with me the most over the years.
Does anyone have any books they recommend for senior engineers (approx 10 years experience)?
Perhaps it's harder to recommend one book because by that time generalized knowledge should already have been absorbed.