Code Complete
A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
by Steve McConnell
Recommended by Jeff Atwood and Taylor Otwell
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Software Engineering, Software Development, and Computer Science.
Widely considered one of the best practical guides to Programming,, Steve McConnell's original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leadingedge practicesand hundreds of new code samplesillustrating the art and science of software con...
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