Code Craft
by Pete Goodliffe · first published 2006
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…book I read was Martin Reddy’s - API design for C++. You could try finding something similar for your chosen language. Finally there’s a couple of books by Pete Goodliffe which are language-independent: Code Craft and Becoming a Better Programmer. Naming, comments, error handling - there’s tons of stuff in there. Now onto the topic of Rust and Go - I’ve recently learned both and am about average skills-wise. Go’s…
on “Ask HN: Should I learn Rust or Go?” ↗…particular topic in detail but to get them familiar with the general concepts/steps involved in software dev. Edit: The two books I read that I thought covered these ideas well were Code Complete and Code Craft. But it's been about a decade now. Perhaps they're too dated.
on “Professional Software Development” ↗I read his previous book, "Code Craft", when it came out back in 2006 (I think). I preferred it to the heavyweight of the day, McConnell's "Code Complete". "Code Complete" was more like a reference book, but "Code Craft" was something that…
on “Going Beyond Code to Become a Better Programmer” ↗i read some great book about similar things you looking for, but forgot its name :/ http://www.amazon.com/Code-Craft-Practice-Writing-Excellent/... this one might be it, but i dont remember now as i dont have that book near me
on “How to write "Pretty Code"?” ↗