tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post4747410542830263520..comments2024-03-26T03:20:19.840-04:00Comments on For Some Value of "Magic": “Rock Star” ProgrammersStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-16107368773538294652014-12-02T15:29:10.748-05:002014-12-02T15:29:10.748-05:00Hey @Giles, thanks for your comment.
@lee Both th...Hey @Giles, thanks for your comment.<br /><br />@lee Both those are still great titles. A 25th anniversary edition of "The Psychology of Computer Programming" came out (presumably in 1996) and it was definitely still both relevant and useful then. Forty-three years after publication Weinberg's concise observations keep his book fresh for a modern audience.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-26847317422765007572014-12-02T15:05:22.715-05:002014-12-02T15:05:22.715-05:00I think that The Psychology of Computer Programmin...I think that <i>The Psychology of Computer Programming</i> (along with <i>The Mythical Man Month</i>) should be required reading for every serious programmer.leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947658306851620046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-48486315356770053602014-12-01T05:43:22.928-05:002014-12-01T05:43:22.928-05:00Thanks, Steve -- I've been uncomfortable with ...Thanks, Steve -- I've been uncomfortable with that phrase for a while now and you've just explained to me why :-)Gileshttp://www.pythonanywhere.com/noreply@blogger.com