{"product_id":"the-pragmatic-programmer-your-journey-to-mastery-20th-anniversary-edition","title":"The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of those tech books you'll read, re-read, and read again over the years. Whether you're new to the field or an experienced practitioner, you'll come away with fresh insights each and every time. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development, independent of any particular language, framework, or methodology, and the Pragmatic philosophy has spawned hundreds of books, screencasts, and audio books, as well as thousands of careers and success stories. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, twenty years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse. Read this book, and you'll learn how to: \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFight software rot \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn continuously \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid the trap of duplicating knowledge \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarness the power of basic tools \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid programming by coincidence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn real requirements \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolve the underlying problems of concurrent code \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuard against security vulnerabilities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild teams of Pragmatic Programmers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake responsibility for your work and career \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest ruthlessly and effectively, including property-based testing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement the Pragmatic Starter Kit \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelight your users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling software development guide - more than 200,000 sold - now thoroughly updated by its world-class author team\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToday's best approaches to transforming requirements into working, maintainable code that delights users \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoroughly revised with 10 new sections, extensive new coverage, new examples throughout - and future-proofed with greater technology-independence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrings together pragmatic advice on everything from personal career fulfillment to more effective architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most significant books in my life.\" \u003ci\u003e--Obie Fernandez, Author, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Rails Way \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Pragmatic Programmer completely changed the trajectory of my career. This new edition could do the same for yours.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Mike Cohn, Author of \u003c\/i\u003eSucceeding with Agile \n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Agile Estimating and Planning \n\u003ci\u003e, and\u003c\/i\u003e User Stories Applied \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will serve you and your projects well for years to come.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Andrea Goulet, CEO, Corgibytes, Founder, LegacyCode.Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . lightning does strike twice, and this book is proof.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--VM (Vicky) Brasseur, Director of Open Source Strategy, Juniper Networks\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDave Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e and \n\u003cb\u003eAndy Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e are internationally recognized as leading voices in the software development community. They consult and speak around the world. Together, they founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning, leading-edge books for software developers. They were two of the authors of the Agile Manifesto. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDave currently teaches college, turns wood, and plays with new technology and paradigms. Andy writes science fiction, is an active musician, and loves to tinker with technology. But, most of all, they're both driven to keep learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"To participate in the next generation of professional product delivery you have to be pragmatic but disciplined. Otherwise, you are fated to be ungrounded dreamers whose products endanger people and whose ideas never become successfully integrated into the world. Andy and Dave described a pragmatic but disciplined approach which is a key step towards professionalism.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e- \n\u003ci\u003eKen Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum and founder of Scrum.org, agile manifesto signatory, and author of \u003c\/i\u003eSoftware in 30 Days. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Picking adjectives is hard work. In \n\u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer\u003c\/i\u003e, Dave and Andy set the tone for their work-thoughtful, expert, aspirational, and full of care for themselves and those they touch through their programs. From its publication, this was the book to read if you wanted to work to improve.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e- \n\u003ci\u003eKent Beck, Gusto, author of\u003c\/i\u003e Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Test-Driven Development: By Example, \n\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e The Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Some say that with \n\u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer, \u003c\/i\u003e Andy and Dave captured lightning in a bottle; that it's unlikely anyone will soon write a book that can move an entire industry as it did. Sometimes, though, lightning does strike twice, and this book is proof. The updated content ensures that it will stay at the top of \"best books in software development\" lists for another 20 years, right where it belongs.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eVM (Vicky) Brasseur, Director of Open Source Strategy, Juniper Networks\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you want your software to be easy to modernize and maintain, keep a copy of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer\u003c\/i\u003e close. It's filled with practical advice, both technical and professional, that will serve you and your projects well for years to come.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eAndrea Goulet, CEO, Corgibytes; Founder, LegacyCode.Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer\u003c\/i\u003e is the one book I can point to that completely dislodged the existing trajectory of my career in software and pointed me in the direction of success. Reading it opened my mind to the possibilities of being a craftsman, not just a cog in a big machine. One of the most significant books in my life.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eObie Fernandez, Author, \u003c\/i\u003e The Rails Way \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"First-time readers can look forward to an enthralling induction into the modern world of software practice, a world that the first edition played a major role in shaping. Readers of the first edition will rediscover here the insights and practical wisdom that made the book so significant in the first place, expertly curated and updated, along with much that's new.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eDavid A. Black, Author, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Well-Grounded Rubyist \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I have an old paper copy of the original \n\u003ci\u003ePragmatic Programmer\u003c\/i\u003e on my bookshelf. It has been read and re-read and a long time ago it changed everything about how I approached my job as a programmer. In the new edition everything and nothing has changed: I now read it on my iPad and the code examples use modern programming languages--but the underlying concepts, ideas, and attitudes are timeless and universally applicable. Twenty years later, the book is as relevant as ever. It makes me happy to know that current and future developers will have the same opportunity to learn from Andy and Dave's profound insights as I did back in the day.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eSandy Mamoli, Agile coach; Author of\u003c\/i\u003e How Self-Selection Lets People Excel \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eForeword xi\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xv\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Preface to the First Edition xix\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: A Pragmatic Philosophy 1\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 1. It's Your Life 2 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 2. The Cat Ate My Source Code 3 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 3. Software Entropy 6 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 4. Stone Soup and Boiled Frogs 8 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 5. Good-Enough Software 11 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 6. Your Knowledge Portfolio 14 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 7. Communicate! 20 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: A Pragmatic Approach 27\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 8. The Essence of Good Design 28 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 9. DRY-The Evils of Duplication 30 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 10. Orthogonality 39 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 11. Reversibility 47 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 12. Tracer Bullets 51 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 13. Prototypes and Post-it Notes 56 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 14. Domain Languages 60 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 15. Estimating 66 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Basic Tools 73\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 16. The Power of Plain Text 74 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 17. Shell Games 78 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 18. Power Editing 81 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 19. Version Control 84 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 20. Debugging 88 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 21. Text Manipulation 97 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 22. Engineering Daybooks 100 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Pragmatic Paranoia 103\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 23. Design by Contract 104 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 24. Dead Programs Tell No Lies 112 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 25. Assertive Programming 115 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 26. How to Balance Resources 118 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 27. Don't Outrun Your Headlights 125 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Bend, or Break 129\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 28. Decoupling 130 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 29. Juggling the Real World 137 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 30. Transforming Programming 147 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 31. Inheritance Tax 159 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 32. Configuration 167 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Concurrency 171\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 33. Breaking Temporal Coupling 172 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 34. Shared State Is Incorrect State 176 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 35. Actors and Processes 183 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 36. Blackboards 189 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: While You Are Coding 195\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 37. Listen to Your Lizard Brain 196 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 38. Programming by Coincidence 201 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 39. Algorithm Speed 207 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 40. Refactoring 213 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 41. Test to Code 218 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 42. Property-Based Testing 228 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 43. Stay Safe Out There 235 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 44. Naming Things 242 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Before the Project 249\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 45. The Requirements Pit 250 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 46. Solving Impossible Puzzles 258 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 47. Working Together 262 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 48. The Essence of Agility 265 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Pragmatic Projects 269\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 49. Pragmatic Teams 270 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 50. Coconuts Don't Cut It 276 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 51. Pragmatic Starter Kit 280 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 52. Delight Your Users 287 \n\u003cbr\u003eTopic 53. Pride and Prejudice 288 \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePostface 291\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBibliography 295\u003cbr\u003ePossible Answers to the Exercises 299\u003cbr\u003eIndex 313\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those rare tech books you'll read, re-read, and read again over the years. Whether you're new to the field or an experienced practitioner, you'll come away with fresh insights each and every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDave Thomas and Andy Hunt wrote the first edition of this influential book in 1999 to help their clients create better software and rediscover the joy of coding. These lessons have helped a generation of programmers examine the very essence of software development, independent of any particular language, framework, or methodology, and the Pragmatic philosophy has spawned hundreds of books, screencasts, and audio books, as well as thousands of careers and success stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, twenty years later, this new edition re-examines what it means to be a modern programmer. Topics range from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping your code flexible and easy to adapt and reuse. Read this book, and you'll learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFight software rot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn continuously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid the trap of duplicating knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarness the power of basic tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid programming by coincidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn real requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolve the underlying problems of concurrent code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuard against security vulnerabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild teams of Pragmatic Programmers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake responsibility for your work and career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest ruthlessly and effectively, including property-based testing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement the Pragmatic Starter Kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelight your users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten as a series of self-contained sections and filled with classic and fresh anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pragmatic Programmer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates the best approaches and major pitfalls of many different aspects of software development. Whether you're a new coder, an experienced programmer, or a manager responsible for software projects, use these lessons daily, and you'll quickly see improvements in personal productivity, accuracy, and job satisfaction. You'll learn skills and develop habits and attitudes that form the foundation for long-term success in your career. You'll become a Pragmatic Programmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the most significant books in my life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e--Obie Fernandez, Author, \u003cem\u003eThe Rails Way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Twenty years ago, the first edition of The Pragmatic Programmer completely changed the trajectory of my career. 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