The Clean Coder
Since 1970, Robert C. Martin ("Uncle Bob") has worked as a programmer. He is the founder and president of Object Mentor, Inc., a global group of highly experienced software developers and managers who specialize in assisting businesses in completing projects. Object Mentor provides major organizations across the world with process improvement consulting, object-oriented software design consultation, training, and skill development services.
Programmers who persevere and succeed in the face of constant uncertainty and pressure have one thing in common: they care strongly about the discipline of creating software. They approach it as a craft. They are specialists.
Legendary software guru Robert C. Martin explains the disciplines, techniques, tools, and practices of real software craftsmanship in The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers. This book is jam-packed with useful advice on topics ranging from estimating and coding to refactoring and testing. It's about more than technique: it's about mindset. Martin demonstrates how to approach software development with honor, self-respect, and pride; how to work well and cleanly; how to communicate and estimate faithfully; how to face difficult decisions with clarity and honesty; and how to recognize that deep knowledge comes with a responsibility to act.
Readers will discover:
- What does it mean to be a true software craftsman?
- How to handle disagreement, tight deadlines, and unreasonable managers
- How to Break Through Writer's Block and Get Into the Flow of Coding
- How to Deal with Constant Pressure and Avoid Burnout
- How to combine long-held beliefs with new development paradigms
- How to organize your time effectively while avoiding blind alleys, marshes, bogs, and swamps
- How to Create Environments for Programmers and Teams to Succeed
- When and how to use the word "No"
- When to say "Yes" and what it actually implies
Great software is something to behold: it is powerful, elegant, and functional, and it is a joy to work with as both a developer and a user. Machines do not write great software. It is written by professionals who are dedicated to their craft. The Clean Coder will assist you in becoming one of them—and earning the pride and fulfillment that only they have. It is among the best books on computer programming.
Author: Robert Martin
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Coder-Conduct-Professional-Programmers/dp/0137081073
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