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The Passionate Programmer

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mkazizJul 30, 2014

The Passionate Programmer. I read it in college, and now that I'm reading it again with a full time job, it's amazing how much better it reads.

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awaMay 7, 2011

The Passionate programmer [Pragmatic series] - On how to develop yourself as a programmer Coders at work - For inspiration

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abesapienAug 16, 2009

Code Complete 2nd edition is a good and interesting book about programming in general. I also recommend these two because they are much lighter reads, and maybe better for a vacation: "The Passionate Programmer" and also "Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages". Another thing you could do is find some great piece of software by a well know Python hacker and read his code lol. You could put that code in some readable format on your Kindle, PDA, or Smartphone.

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