The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey To Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

Great reading, learn a lot from it.

In my opinion, this book should be a required read for anyone of any level and in any position in the software development/engineering field. This book teaches so many solid and timeless principles that could possibly take years or decades for the average person to learn, if ever.Before reading this book, I didn't know where I stood as a developer after 15 years of doing it. I'm self-taught, and also learned from my surroundings, assuming that people in higher positions than me must know better - now I never assume anything about anyone or anything. I never got much (useful) feedback but I wanted to be as good as I could be in my field. Reading this book and applying what I learned from it eventually lead to a great confidence in my way of problem solving and coding, and this confidence naturally caused me to be happier, and that's when I realized that when I'm confident and happy I produce my best work that I'm proud of. Not only do I feel like I have leveled up as a software engineer, but I also feel like I leveled up as a person. I also feel validated for a few things I was already doing, and learned that soft skills (communication, accountability, etc) are just as important as hard skills (coding).I've already convinced at least 3 developers to buy their own copy, and I'm about to suggest it to a few more, so I think I need to look up some kind of referral/commission program.This book is worth every penny and has me going back to it for reference all the time.

This book should be required for every undergraduate in CS or EE that aspires to make programming a part of their career. The text is less about software engineering, design patterns, or algorithms and more about how to make your programming environment and skill set take you from learner to professional.It is a guide to becoming an excellent programmer, plain and simple. As a computer engineering student, I wish this text would’ve been required in one of my introductory programming course. From tips like keeping your knowledge in plain text to customizing your shell, this book is filled with seemingly small suggestions that over time shape the way you work and think.

I'm listening to this audio book as a way to get a hold of the material while doing other things. Rather than being a direct reading, it's more of a dramatization of the book, which wasn't really what I was looking for. The reader is bright, enthusiastic and cheery.As for the book itself, it's a fairly encouraging look at software engineering from two veterans. Worth your attention.

I've been working in IT for 30 years, numerous roles. I was already aware of or practicing many of the concepts covered, but still learned a lot. Someone new to the field or earlier in their careers could benefit greatly from the book, and from what I have seen, a lot of folks who are well established in their careers should read it.

While, admittedly, I haven't finished the book - so far - this book has contained wisdom a reader might have come across at school, from senior developers, or from books such as Robert C. Martin's 'Clean Code'.However, while some of the wisdom and knowledge might cross over in a Venn diagram with 'Clean Code'; there's some great advice here that's worth putting into practice. I don't necessarily agree with all of it. To each his own. But, I've found much that makes this book worth owning.

I received a copy of the original edition of this book over 20 years ago and immediately used it in my introductory software engineering classes. Hunt and Thomas are skilled practitioners who can both identify key practices of the profession and write about these cogently. The current edition is an updated version, one that brings the material up-to-date without sacrificing any of the key insights from the original. Highly recommended for developers at all levels.

I really enjoyed reading The Pragmatic Programmer. My team read it for an at work book club. I think the book has solid advice and fundamental principles for good software engineering. It has a good mix of content relevant to the different parts of being a good software engineer around both code and processes.