Writing Solid Code

Heck, I still use stuff I picked up from Writing Solid Code. That book hasn’t aged as well, but it had some parts that are still quite relevant, today. I always thought that Rapid Development was better than Code Complete. I’ve probably read all of McConnell’s stuff (and I’ve taken a lot of Construx courses). At one time, I was quite the fanboi. A lot of folks around here don’t seem to like him, which I find odd.

> Code Complete by Steve McConnell +1. Also, Rapid Development, by McConnell[0]. I would say that it's even better than Code Complete. It would be considered "quaint," these days, but Writing Solid Code[1], by Steve Maguire, was a seminal book in my education. I still use many of the techniques he mentioned. And I cannot say enough about The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman[2]. That book changed my life. I would consider it required reading, for anyone that develops anything that will be used by other humans. [0] https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/rapid-development-... (https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/rapid-development-9780735691490) [1] https://writingsolidcode.com [2] https://jnd.org/the-design-of-everyday-things-revised-and-ex... (https://jnd.org/the-design-of-everyday-things-revised-and-expanded-edition/)

Mentioned by most, still another vote for K&R "The C Programming Language" - for the sheer joy of it! It still puts a smile on my face recalling how much fun it made learning C. :-) Don't think I've read as measured and not-boring for another language since. Close to as much fun to read was maybe Steve Maguire's "Writing Solid Code". Not strictly about learning C, but the examples are all in C. (some people dislike it's K&R not ANSI C)

Writing Solid Code by Steve Maguire Really well written and an easy read. Examples in C but applicable to any language. At some point I was reading it once a year.

Writing Solid Code by Steve Maguire - 245 pages but really well written and an enjoyable read. Examples in C but principles are applicable with any language.

McConnell, Steve. Code Complete. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1993. McConnell, Steve. Software Project Survival Guide. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1998. Maguire, Steve. Writing Solid Code. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1993. Ranade and Nash. The Elements of C Programming Style. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992. Kernighan and Plauger. The Elements of Programming Style. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982. Caner, Cem, et al. Testing Computer Software, Second Edition. New York: Wiley Computer Publishing, 1999. Hunt, Andrew, et al. The Pragmatic Programmer. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2000. Holub, Allen. Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot: Rules for C and C++ Programming. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War (for thoughts on competition) Managing Gigabytes (if you are doing anything related to search) Writing Solid Code (especially if you are using C/C++) Most of the research papers that come out of OSDI/SOSP: Dynamo, BigTable, Sawzall, GFS, Chubby, etc