Rating:  - Code Complete2 is a must-read for a programmer
If you're an experienced software developer or a newbee in the world of commercial computer programming this book will give a good kick in the right direction. Steve McConnel will keep you hooked by mixing the right guiding concepts with real-life knowledge and examples.
Rating: - Novice Love
I'm currently studying computer science and have been reading this in my spare time. Skip your lectures. Just read this book! If you want to construct software in a timely, efficient, and complete manner--this is the definitive book to read. Not dry at all, Steve McConnell covers topics for all experience levels. Even if you're an experienced programmer, you will learn something from this great piece of literature.
I've only gone through the first few chapters thus far. So pending finishing my reading, I'll update this review. Unfortunately this might never happen as I find myself re-reading portions of the book to pick up new ideas and details for software construction!
Rating: - a book you must read!
it's a book that all programmers must to read. it explain a lot of interesting things about how to made good software!
Rating: - Book for every programmer
I started by reading the first edition of this book. I got the second edition when I was almost finished with the first edition of this book.
After getting the new version of the book I decided to continue reading the old one because I found that there are quite a few differences between the old and the new edition.
This is perhaps one of the best books that I have ever read on programming in my life. The author Steve McConnell has put together a book that is independent of what ever programming language that is used. In the authors words. He wanted to write a good book on software construction because he had looked around and had not found any good books out there on the subject. I would have to agree with him there are not a lot of books on good programming technic. There are hundreds of books on this programming language or that programming language.
Code complete is so good that I feel every programmer should read it. It would be best if in the first year of college every single student read the book. I just don't know how it could fit into a regular curriculum. Even if it does not fit that well into a regular curriculum what is taught in this book is probably more important then what most people learn at school.
I like the book and would advise it to anyone that programs.
I am looking forward to the new edition because the old book didn't have much advice about object oriented programming. Mostly because it was a new way of programming when the book was first written and he didn't want to commit much information to it when object oriented programming was so new. He does talk a little about things that are outdated but the book is still one of the best.
I will wait a while before I read the second edition but I expect to be as satisfied with it as I was this one.
Great book that should be in every programmers library.
Rating: - A thoroughly researched and excellent guide to Code construction
This is an excellent resource for any one who wants to go past simply writing code. Managers from a non software background who are put in charge of software teams would do well in reading this as it gives a very thorough description of what good software is all about.
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