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Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell s original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for than a decade Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leading edge practices and hundreds of new code samples illustrating the art and science of software construction Capturing the body of knowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercial practice, McConnell synthesizes the most effective techniques and must know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance No matter what your experience level, development environment, or project size, this book will inform and stimulate your thinking and help you build the highest quality code Discover the timeless techniques and strategies that help you Design for minimum complexity and maximum creativityReap the benefits of collaborative developmentApply defensive programming techniques to reduce and flush out errorsExploit opportunities to refactor or evolve code, and do it safelyUse construction practices that are right weight for your projectDebug problems quickly and effectivelyResolve critical construction issues early and correctlyBuild quality into the beginning, middle, and end of your project Read Code Complete – kino-fada.fr Code Complete is a massive work, so this summary is, necessarily, very high level It is not a book that one can absorb completely in one reading, but one can absorb its high level themes summarized nicely in the second to last chapter Conquer Complexity High quality code manages complexity No one can think of all of the levels of abstraction needed to fully understand a program at once just admit it and try to make your code less complex Complexity can be managed at every level of the Code Complete is a massive work, so this summary is, n...Code Complete 2 A ReviewOne liner Read it 3.5 starsI came into this with super high expectations Things I d heard people say I make everyone on my team read this or Every developer should start with this book So, I thought, sweet, a great back to basics book I can t wait I read through this book with a host of colleagues all with quite different experience levels and in different areas of expertise.It was the best of times It was the worst of times.Well maybe not the Code Complete 2 A ReviewOne liner Read it 3.5 starsI came into this with super high expectations Things I d heard people say I make everyone on my team read this or Every developer should start with this book So, I thought, sweet, a great back to basics book I can t wait I read through this book with a host of colleagues all with quite different experience levels and in different areas of expertise.It was the best of times It was the worst of times.Well maybe not the worst, but not my favorite Needless to say the book didn t live up to my expectations however, the book is still a gem I think the book is best approached especially forexperienced devs with a back to basics mindset or an I m starting fresh here forgetting everything I know type of attitude It can be incredibly easy to completely discount large portions of this book without th...All the while reading this book, I struggled with how to rate it here In many ways, this is an extraordinary piece of work it s extremely comprehensive, and reveals a remarkable level of insight.This second edition is from 2004, and although obviously some of its content may seem a little dated, most of it still holds up well in 2015 Given that context, I find it difficult to find fault with most of the book Much of the advice given is good advice, and as a programmer, you should adopt and All the while reading this book, I struggled with how to rate it here In many ways, this is an extraordinary piece of work it s extremely comprehensive, and reveals a remarkable level of insight.This second edition is from ...This is one the best books for programmers and I think every programmer should read it The only problem this book has is some parts of it is written specifically for senior developers and architects so, you may want to skip them, if you re not a SENIOR developer yet, like myself.Terribly bloated Long winded and trivial I do not get the high score for this book in a related area, but muchcrisp is Programming Pearls it even engages your brain, imagine that.A must read for any programmer Although I don t agree with everything in the book and a few parts feel out of date, it provides an excellent framework for how to think about programming and software engineering It can help programmers of all experience levels to focus on the right things that code is harder to read than to write, that managing complexity is the main goal of programming, and so on.The book is filled with nuggets of wisdom Some of my favorite quotes, some from McConnell, some A must read for any programmer Although I don t agree with everything in the book and a few parts feel out of date...This book was a pretty good read Most of what is discussed is extremely valuable information Although with only 5 years of experience I felt like many of the points that Steve brought up were fairly obvious once you ve been working as a Software Developer If you are new to programming, want to move to aprofessional level of programming or...Steve McConnell s Code Complete 2 is a classic piece of literature in Software Development I joined a book club for reading this book, and the discussions along the way were some of the most valuable I ve had It was very rewarding to me to see many of the pieces of advice given reaffirming my own coding ...So it s a 1 must read programming book according to this poll on StackOverflow That raises quite some expectations, and if you ask me, the book doesn t really meet them.I mean, it doesn t even feel like a proper programming book it s written in some Easy way to quit smoking for dummies style Every idea is explained verbosely, then illustrated with some numeric stats, then with a 3D chart, then with some real life anecdote, then with a reference to a 1973 paper, and finally reiterated in a So it s a 1 must read programmi...I probably got less out of the book, having worked as a developer for a couple of years out of school, than say, a college student or somebody fresh out Or maybe dinosaurs that are out of touch and need to get back into the game.The second half of the book is pretty much a catalog of refactoring techniques It s definitely geared towards the aforementioned audiences McConnell covers a few other topics, related to design, teamwork, testing, and configuration management, but doesn t go into I probably got less out of the book, having worked as a developer for a couple of years out of school, than say, a college student or somebody fresh out Or maybe dinosaurs that are out of touch and need to get back into the game.The second half of the book is pretty much a catalog of refactoring techniques It s definitely geared towards the aforementioned audiences McConnell covers a few other topics, relat...

Code Complete
  • English
  • 12 March 2019
  • Paperback
  • 914 pages
  • 0735619670
  • Steve McConnell
  • Code Complete