{"version":"1.0","type":"link","provider_name":"Hardcover","provider_url":"https://hardcover.app","cache_age":86400,"title":"The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition","url":"https://hardcover.app/books/the-pragmatic-programmer","description":"The Pragmatic Programmer 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.\n\nDave 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\nNow, 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\nFight software rot\nLearn continuously\nAvoid the trap of duplicating knowledge\nWrite flexible, dynamic, and adaptable code\nHarness the power of basic tools\nAvoid programming by coincidence\nLearn real requirements\nSolve the underlying problems of concurrent code\nGuard against security vulnerabilities\nBuild teams of Pragmatic Programmers\nTake responsibility for your work and career\nTest ruthlessly and effectively, including property-based testing\nImplement the Pragmatic Starter Kit\nDelight your users\n\nWritten as a series of self-contained sections and filled with classic and fresh anecdotes, thoughtful examples, and interesting analogies, The Pragmatic Programmer 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.\n\nYou’ll become a Pragmatic Programmer.","author_name":"Andrew Hunt and Dave Thomas","author_url":"https://hardcover.app/authors/andrew-hunt","authors":[{"name":"Andrew Hunt","url":"https://hardcover.app/authors/andrew-hunt"},{"name":"Dave Thomas","url":"https://hardcover.app/authors/dave-thomas"}],"thumbnail_url":"https://assets.hardcover.app/editions/30683445/f6e058b1-c743-4fa0-9ab9-9130c350481c.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":1043}