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This section of the BCBDEV.COM bookstore contains a selection of books that don't really fit into any of the other sections. Most of the titles in this section discuss good and bad programming practices, and how you can transform yourself from a good programmer into a great one.



Code Complete:

A Practical Handbook of Software Construction

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Code Complete Author: Steve McConnell
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Copyright: 1993
ISBN: 1556154844
Pages: 857
Disc: None
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Code Complete is another one of my must reads. If you manage a group of programmers, I recommend that you buy one copy of Code Complete for every engineer on your team. McConnell explains virtually every aspect of programming: from naming variables and commenting code, to designing modular routines that reduce dependencies between functions. Simply put, you will write better code after reading this book.



Anti Patterns:

Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects In Crisis

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Code Complete Author: William Brown et al
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Copyright: 1998
ISBN: 0471197130
Pages: 336
Disc: None
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This book presents 60 examples of bad code and how that code can doom a project. One of the best ways to learn how to write good code is to witness horrendous code first hand. Of course, looking at other people's bad code is not only educational, it's also quite fun. Anti Patterns is probably the most enjoyable programming book you will ever read.



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