The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

Straight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master cuts through the increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process—what do you do, as an individual and as a team, if you want to create software that’s easy to work with and good for your users.

This is the title that got us started in the book business. It’s published by Addison-Wesley, but we’re offering for sale here simply because people come looking for it.

Read this book, and you’ll learn how to:

• Fight software rot.
• Catalyze change.
• Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge.
• Write flexible, dynamic and adaptable code.
• Harness the power of basic tools.
• Avoid programming by coincidence.
• Bullet-proof your code with contracts, assertions and exceptions.
• Capture real requirements.
• Keep formal tools in their place.
• Test ruthlessly and effectively.
• Delight your users.
• Build teams of pragmatic programmers.
• Take responsibility for your work and career.
• Make your developments more precise with automation.

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