The pragmatic programmer : from journeyman to master / Andrew Hunt, David Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Andrew , 1964- Author.

Contributor:

Thomas, David, 1956- Contributor.

Cunningham, Ward, Contributor.

Safari Tech Books Online.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer programming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 321 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Reading, Mass. : Addison Wesley Professional, 2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

What others in the trenches say about The Pragmatic Programmer ... “The cool thing about this book is that it's great for keeping the programming process fresh. The book helps you to continue to grow and clearly comes from people who have been there.” — Kent Beck , author of Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change “I found this book to be a great mix of solid advice and wonderful analogies!” — Martin Fowler , author of Refactoring and UML Distilled “I would buy a copy, read it twice, then tell all my colleagues to run out and grab a copy. This is a book I would never loan because I would worry about it being lost.” — Kevin Ruland , Management Science, MSG-Logistics “The wisdom and practical experience of the authors is obvious. The topics presented are relevant and useful.... By far its greatest strength for me has been the outstanding analogies—tracer bullets, broken windows, and the fabulous helicopter-based explanation of the need for orthogonality, especially in a crisis situation. I have little doubt that this book will eventually become an excellent source of useful information for journeymen programmers and expert mentors alike.” — John Lakos , author of Large-Scale C++ Software Design “This is the sort of book I will buy a dozen copies of when it comes out so I can give it to my clients.” — Eric Vought , Software Engineer “Most modern books on software development fail to cover the basics of what makes a great software developer, instead spending their time on syntax or technology where in reality the greatest leverage possible for any software team is in having talented developers who really know their craft well. An excellent book.” — Pete McBreen , Independent Consultant “Since reading this book, I have implemented many of the practical suggestions and tips it contains. Across the board, they have saved my company time and money while helping me get my job done quicker! This should be a desktop reference for everyone who works with code for a living.” — Jared Richardson , Senior Software Developer, iRenaissance, Inc. “I would like to see this issued to every new employee at my company....” — Chris Cleeland , Senior Software Engineer, Object Computing, Inc. “If I'm putting together a project, it's the authors of this book that I want. . . . And failing that I'd settle for people who've read their book.” — Ward Cunningham Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through the increasing specialization ...

Contents:

COVER

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

1 A PRAGMATIC PHILOSOPHY

1. The Cat Ate My Source Code

2. Software Entropy

3. Stone Soup and Boiled Frogs

4. Good-Enough Software

5. Your Knowledge Portfolio

6. Communicate!

2 A PRAGMATIC APPROACH

7. The Evils of Duplication

8. Orthogonality

9. Reversibility

10. Tracer Bullets

11. Prototypes and Post-it Notes

12. Domain Languages

13. Estimating

3 THE BASIC TOOLS

14. The Power of Plain Text

15. Shell Games

16. Power Editing

17. Source Code Control

18. Debugging

19. Text Manipulation

20. Code Generators

4 PRAGMATIC PARANOIA

21. Design by Contract

22. Dead Programs Tell No Lies

23. Assertive Programming

24. When to Use Exceptions

25. How to Balance Resources

5 BEND, OR BREAK

26. Decoupling and the Law of Demeter

27. Metaprogramming

28. Temporal Coupling

29. It's Just a View

30. Blackboards

6 WHILE YOU ARE CODING

31. Programming by Coincidence

32. Algorithm Speed

33. Refactoring

34. Code That's Easy to Test

35. Evil Wizards

7 BEFORE THE PROJECT

36. The Requirements Pit

37. Solving Impossible Puzzles

38. Not Until You're Ready

39. The Specification Trap

40. Circles and Arrows

8 PRAGMATIC PROJECTS

41. Pragmatic Teams

42. Ubiquitous Automation

43. Ruthless Testing

44. It's All Writing

45. Great Expectations

46. Pride and Prejudice

Appendices

A: RESOURCES

Professional Societies

Building a Library

Internet Resources

Bibliography

B: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612502477

9781282502475

1282502476

9780132100670

0132100673

OCLC:

1027174465