The pragmatic programmer : your journey to mastery The Pragmatic Programmer is one of those rare tech books youll read re read and read again over the years. Whether youre new to the field or an experienced practitioner youll come away with fresh insights each and every time. Dave 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. Now 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 youll learn how to: Fight software rot; Learn continuously; Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge; Write flexible dynamic and adaptable code; Harness the power of basic tools; Avoid programming by coincidence; Learn real requirements; Solve the underlying problems of concurrent code; Guard against security vulnerabilities; Build teams of Pragmatic Programmers; Take responsibility for your work and career; Test ruthlessly and effectively including property based testing; Implement the Pragmatic Starter Kit; Delight your users. Written 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 youre a new coder an experienced programmer or a manager responsible for software projects use these lessons daily and youll quickly see improvements in personal productivity accuracy and job satisfaction. Youll learn skills and develop habits and attitudes that form the foundation for long term success in your career. Publishers description