I feel as though I heard about this book before, but I've never given it any attention. Seeing you post about it, I decided to look it up.
The Wikipedia article says "the main qualities of what the authors refer to as a pragmatic programmer are being an early adopter, to have fast adaptation, inquisitiveness and critical thinking, realism, and being a jack-of-all-trades".
Do you think this book is living up to that promise so far? If there are actionable tips on how to improve these qualities, I'd be all in on this book as not only a person interested in an occupation focused on programming, but also as a professional already in a tech-based field.
So far, I would say yes. The qualities you listed and their importance are highlighted in section 1 in an extremely understandable and digestible way. I am looking forward to seeing how the authors expand and describe how a programmer can apply those qualities in their code. I am diving into Section 2: "A Pragmatic Approach" today, and will post later on.
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Hello Jake!
I feel as though I heard about this book before, but I've never given it any attention. Seeing you post about it, I decided to look it up.
The Wikipedia article says "the main qualities of what the authors refer to as a pragmatic programmer are being an early adopter, to have fast adaptation, inquisitiveness and critical thinking, realism, and being a jack-of-all-trades".
Do you think this book is living up to that promise so far? If there are actionable tips on how to improve these qualities, I'd be all in on this book as not only a person interested in an occupation focused on programming, but also as a professional already in a tech-based field.
So far, I would say yes. The qualities you listed and their importance are highlighted in section 1 in an extremely understandable and digestible way. I am looking forward to seeing how the authors expand and describe how a programmer can apply those qualities in their code. I am diving into Section 2: "A Pragmatic Approach" today, and will post later on.