by Jon Bentley
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Programming, and Technology.
The first edition of Programming, Pearls was one of the most influential books I read early in my career, and many of the insights I first encountered in that book stayed with me long after I read it. Jon has done a wonderful job of updating the material. I am very impressed at how fresh the new examples seem. Steve McConnell When programmers list...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Programming, and Technology.
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Jeff Atwood
“Programming, Pearls is the next best thing to working side by side with a master programmer for a year or so. It is the collective wisdom of many journeyman coders distilled into succinct, digestible columns.”
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Consider Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug. Recommended by 15 sources.
“Krug’s guide feels like a witty, no-nonsense conversation over coffee. It’s packed with practical advice on why users scan, not read, and how to make navigation obvious. The book shines in its brevity and memorable maxims—you’ll finish it in an afternoon and likely revisit its core principles. However, if you seek deep interaction design theory or modern mobile-first patterns, you’ll find it light. Its dated screenshots and web-centric focus may also irk app-only designers. A quick, opinionated primer, not an exhaustive textbook.”
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