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Code Complete
Technology
A comprehensive treatment of software construction practice—variable naming, routine design, code organization, and debugging—grounded in empirical research and industry experience. Kernighan recommends it specifically for individual programmers, noting McConnell 'gives practical advice, clearly derived from real experience.'
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“McConnell gives practical advice, clearly derived from real experience, in all his books. Code Complete is for individual programmers.”
Listed in the Programming section; Kernighan recommends three McConnell books, this one targeted at individual contributors.
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#21 on the all-time Hacker News books list.
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“The very act of reading this book already sets you apart from probably ninety percent of your fellow developers.”
Tops Atwood's canonical 'Recommended Reading for Developers' list on Coding Horror; he says the title of the blog itself is derived from this book, calling it 'the Joy of Cooking for software developers.'
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3 SOURCEs- cs.princeton.edu reading list
- hackernewsbooks.com · Top Books on Hacker News reading list
- Jeff Atwood — Recommended Reading for Developers reading list
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