Re:Best development book I've read, has no code in it
by anaphor on Sunday January 12, 2014 @01:46PM
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Coders at Work is probably a much better book with no code in it.
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Re:Best development book I've read, has no code in it
by danso on Sunday January 12, 2014 @02:03PM
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Seconded! All-star programmers talking about both technically deep topics and general reflections of good work practices and viewpoints on life. A great book for programmers of any skill or type.
Here's a list of highlights that Kindle users have made:
https://kindle.amazon.com/work/coders-work-reflections-craft...
Re:Best development book I've read, has no code in it
by henrik_w on Sunday January 12, 2014 @02:45PM
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Coders at Work is great - easy to read (but long), with a lot of interesting information. Some sample questions the author asks:
"How do you design code?", "What is the worst bug you've ever had to track down?", "What's your preferred debugging techniques and tools? Print statements? Symbolic debuggers? Formal proofs?" and "As a programmer, do you consider yourself a scientist, an engineer, an artist, or a craftsman?". I think these are all excellent questions, and I learned a lot by reading all the different answers.
My full review of it: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2OV0TG7MJGXGL/
Re:Best development book I've read, has no code in it
by arasatasaygin on Sunday January 12, 2014 @01:55PM
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Added to my reading list.
Re:Best development book I've read, has no code in it
by kawsper on Monday January 13, 2014 @05:29AM
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You might want to add "Founders at Work" to that list as well. It is by the same author.