97 Things Every Programmer Should Know
Collective Wisdom from the Experts
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Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every programmer should know, no matter what language you use. With the 97 short and extremely useful tips for programmers in this book, you'll expand your skills by adopting new approaches to old problems, learning appropriate best practices, and honing your craft through sound advice. With contributions from some of the most experienced and respected practitioners in the industry--including Michael Feathers, Pete Goodliffe, Diomidis Spinellis, Cay Horstmann, Verity Stob, and many more--this book contains practical knowledge and principles that you.
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If you bought this, then you've wasted money, regardless of your level of expertise.
If you're a novice who's just starting out or a developer who wants to find out more about best practices, find books that target the areas you're looking to improve on; they will be way more useful by providing concrete and specific examples.
If you're an expert looking for a refresher, just about any software development blogs, sites, or forums that you've been following (you are doing this, right?) will give you better value.
The 97 things are each told in a max of 2 pages - very little room for anything more than a generic discussion. They range from common sense and popular practices to technical challenges and domain expertise. I doubt any professional developer would find even half of these immediately relevant and applicable to their current work/role. They just cover too many areas in too few details.
I'm not saying the advice is bad (although I did find myself shaking my head at a couple), most are good valid advice - I'm just saying this is a poor way to acquire them.
