BOOK: The Pragmatic Programmer
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Authors: Andrew Hunt, David Thomas
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition (May 15, 2008)
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$49.99, Your Amazon.com Price: $31.49
ISBN-10: 020161622X
ISBN-13: 978-0201616224
Average rating: 4 1/2 stars
Amazon Sales Rank: #3,271 in Books

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Summary (from author's website)
Read this book, and you’ll learn how to:
* Fight software rot.
* Catalyze change.
* Avoid the trap of duplicating knowledge.
* Write flexible, dynamic and adaptable code.
* Harness the power of basic tools.
* Avoid programming by coincidence.
* Bullet-proof your code with contracts, assertions and exceptions.
* Capture real requirements.
* Keep formal tools in their place.
* Test ruthlessly and effectively.
* Delight your users.
* Build teams of pragmatic programmers.
* Take responsibility for your work and career.
* Make your developments more precise with automation.