I would like to throw in these: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061673730/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0553277472&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0ARP56YMGF9PRKJBTR0S>- (Pirsig) Apprenticeship Patterns<http://www.amazon.com/Apprenticeship-Patterns-Guidance-Aspiring-Craftsman/dp/0596518382/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296497669&sr=1-1>- (Hoover/Oshineye)
Boths books made me consider the way I interact with non-technical or less skilled people as well as my own perception of my lack of skills in comparison to others. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Frank Schwieterman <[email protected]>wrote: > More for the pile: > > 1) XUnit Test Patterns (http://xunitpatterns.com/) - helped me wrap my > head around what I should be doing with tests > 2) Release It! (by Michael Nygard) - a surprisingly good book, lots of > practical guidance on how to design reliable systems > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Will Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ron: Very cool! > > > > +1 for Refactoring. I got this for a buck at a campus used book sale > > and felt like a bandit. > > > > GoF was great. I think Head First Design Patterns is what I'd hand a > > newbie though. > > > > I'd also add Code Complete and Patterns of Enterprise Application > > Architecture. > > > > I'll check out Innovator's Solution. > > > > Michael: > > > > I've been considering Clean Code, but worry it's just a rehash of > > other Martin stuff. > > > > Justin: > > > > Will checkout EIP. Pearl's books look interesting, but I'm going to > > avoid going down that rabbit hole for now. :P > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<altnetseattle%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<altnetseattle%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. > > -- "The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct." - Occam’s Razor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_Razor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en.
