Code Complete
by Steve McConnell
The encyclopedic guide to software construction: design, variables, routines, defensive programming, debugging, refactoring. Research-backed and enormous.
Read it if…
you want the complete reference on writing good code.
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Skip it if…
you want a short read; see Clean Code.
Try instead: Refactoring →
Three things you will actually use
- Manage complexity.
- Construction is design too.
- Measure, then improve.
Do this first
Read the chapter on high-quality routines.
Our verdict
Construction, completely.
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