The Pragmatic Programmer (20th Anniversary Edition)

Last update: 13 Mar 2024

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The Pragmatic Programmer (20th Anniversary Edition)

Authors: David Thomas, Andrew Hunt

ISBN: 978-0-13-595705-9

Publisher: Pearson Addison-Wesley

Year: 2020

Twenty years ago, the first edition of this book was fundamental to growing a new generation of software programmers. This new revision has been updated to be aligned with how the software development has evolved. A "pragmatic" programmer is a programmer who knows how to code (several chapters are dedicated to coding and software architectures) but is also able to work in a team and with the customer, contributing to the project's success. The book contains several suggestions and tips on how to behave as a human being, a programmer and a member of a project. It is not easy to read because most chapters are dense with concepts, ideas and suggestions, nevertheless, I firmly suggest it to everybody who wants to improve as a professional programmer. My preferred phrase from the book: "Testing, design, coding - it's all programming".