Comments on: My Bookshelf http://www.mcdonaldland.info/2008/04/04/my-bookshelf/ A magical discussion of software, economics, and other assorted theories. but mainly software. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jason McDonald http://www.mcdonaldland.info/2008/04/04/my-bookshelf/#comment-375 Jason McDonald Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:52:48 +0000 http://www.mcdonaldland.info/2008/04/04/my-bookshelf/#comment-375 I'm only about a 3rd through it right now - big book - but it has a lot of good information in it. The amount you take away from it will depend on the point you are in your career. If you are just starting out you'll find tons of useful information. If you have been in the field for a while you'll still find tons of useful information, only you would typically know a greater portion of it already. For example, one of the things discussed is the differences, pros, and cons between top down design and bottom up design. If you have done a fair amount of real world architecture already then this is bound to be a lesson already learned. However, if you have little architecture exposure then this is an invaluable lesson. In a sentence, it is a good book (seminal perhaps) and worth the read. I’m only about a 3rd through it right now - big book - but it has a lot of good information in it. The amount you take away from it will depend on the point you are in your career. If you are just starting out you’ll find tons of useful information. If you have been in the field for a while you’ll still find tons of useful information, only you would typically know a greater portion of it already.

For example, one of the things discussed is the differences, pros, and cons between top down design and bottom up design. If you have done a fair amount of real world architecture already then this is bound to be a lesson already learned. However, if you have little architecture exposure then this is an invaluable lesson.

In a sentence, it is a good book (seminal perhaps) and worth the read.

]]> By: cohem http://www.mcdonaldland.info/2008/04/04/my-bookshelf/#comment-374 cohem Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:32:08 +0000 http://www.mcdonaldland.info/2008/04/04/my-bookshelf/#comment-374 <b>Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction</b> What do you think of this book? Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction

What do you think of this book?

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