The Pragmatic Programmer
by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt
Tips for a thinking programmer's career: DRY, orthogonality, tracer bullets, broken windows, learn a language a year. The 20th anniversary edition updates the classic.
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you want to be a better software professional, not just a coder.
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Three things you will actually use
- Don't repeat yourself.
- Fix broken windows.
- Invest in your knowledge portfolio.
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The programmer's career guide.
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