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Pros
It's one of my bedtime read books (i'm not kidding, and i don't read it to make me sleep! The book is well structured, so if you are more familiar with the general concepts than i was, you can probably skip quite a lot.
Martin and the practical programmer by andy hunt and dave thomas. There are millions more programmers in the world more gifted than i, but i defy any one of them to read this book and not acknowledge it's universal merit and relevance to their art. Th... Read More
That is the crux of the matter. I was never taught matlab, but was expected to lean as needed.
Still - it feels kind of discontinuous. That's not necessarily bad, but some may argue! Received it on time. It's worth buying this best-seller.
Cons
I read it once, like i read the bible once, it tries to say to much without being clear as to the point its trying to make.
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Quality
I bought the used version and i was very happy with the quality
The author deals with the details of software construction providing useful guidelines about implementation details that improv... Read More
Packaging/appearance
However what sticks in the mind does make a difference when coding
Competitiveness
If your a novice you will keep coming back to this book every time
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A book every programmer should read
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Every chapter includes effective guidelines and tips that can be applied immediately just read any chapter open any piece of your code and you will find something to improve or correct
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It discusses and explains many fields in software construction that might be seen as small details by other books but helps make you a better software developer
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If you are looking for a tutoriallevel style of literature look elsewhere
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I was introduced to this book in 1st edition guise after writing code for about 10 years
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This book just covers everything any programmer should know to build great software
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If youre writing code as part of a team and havent read this book yer doing it wrong
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Code complete contains practical tips even for the experienced developersoftware engineer but also goes back to basics for the novice
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