I just started The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas.
You can view the list of tips to become a better programmer from The Pragmatic Programmer here.
What book(s) are you reading right now?
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I'm reading Release It! by Michael Nygard, for the second time. I really love this book... It focuses on patterns and practices that help you build robust, production ready applications. There are lots of stories about real life production issues and incidents, along with measures taken to resolve them. The book doesn't focus on any particular tech stack, so its a great read no matter what stack you're working with.
There's a revised version available which I'm hopefully going to get my hands on soon.
Just finished This is Marketing and now revising Skin in the Game.
Good programmers avoid burnout, love creating/nurturing things, and are effective writers.
Consequently, I have been reading New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry. Its a collection of poems by a farmer in Kentucky. Helps put things in perspective.
Don't get stuck only reading technical things.
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Eloquent Ruby is a good book that I wished to read before I started to Code in ruby. Anyway never is to late to improve my ruby' skills :)
Thanks for the link. About a book I'm reading, UML @ Classroom - An introduction to Object Oriented Modeling.
I want to get/set an image of the required system, so I can stop wandering with the IDE and check the correct files. Also to better describe the system/problem to my peers.
The path to be a senior is quite long.
Haha, it definitely is a long path, Carlos! But we'll get there!
I just started reading Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby (POODR) by Sandy Metz. I work with python (Django), so I plan to convert most of the code examples to Python 3 as I progress through the book. I'm only through chapter 3 at the moment, but even at this early stage, it's clear that POODR is an excellent choice for anyone interested in writting effective OO software.
Sandi Metz's POODR is brilliant! Have you ever read Confident Ruby by Avdi Grimm?
I read that one last year, but I didnt do the examples which I think was huge mistake, might re-read it while doing the examples.
I just finished reading Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin. It was a good read. For the most part, the book presented the ideas from Clean Code from the point of view of the architect. For me, part 5, Architecture was the most interesting. Although I don't feel like I gained new knowledge from the Clean Architecture book, it gave me good exercises for thought.
Functional Programming in C#.
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Learn Python 3 The Hard Way and Flutter In Action
I finished reading TDD with python last month. It was a nice book to read for a programmer without testing experience because not only it taught me about the topic, it emphasized the importance and value of testing.
Last week I read the docs of django rest framework and also another ebook about it which is recommended by the docs. I got the concept but it's kinda missing something so I decided to read "The design of Web APIs". So far, I can say it's a good book that gives you priniciples in designing APIs.
Great suggestions for books in the comments, but I'll suggest some interesting blogs.
The great thing about blogs is that they will often just plant seeds of ideas in your head, and you get to think for yourself. Know more cool blogs? List them below.
I just ordered Planning Extreme Programming. Oldie but goodie, I hear.
Have you read TDD by Example by the same author?
I have not! Do you recommend?
For sure! If you'll enjoy it, I'd also suggest to read GOOSGT. It felt like I observed the everyday job of seasoned programmers in a text mode. The similar feeling I had while watching RailsCasts.
Software Engineering at Google I just finished the 8th chapter out of 22. It has very interesting ideas, cover a lot of stuff. I wouldn't say it is a masterpiece but I do recommend it for any CTO or technical leader to read it because it covers many topics.
Designing Data Intensive Applications - Really awesome if you want to be a better back-end engineer