Matthew Bass recently [Link] posted a review of the new Pragmatic Programmer book Practices of an Agile Developer, by Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt . I also had the honor of reviewing the book, and would like to add to what he said.
First off, I completely agree with Matthew’s comments. He has concisely summed up some of the same things that I like about the book, such as the bite-size nuggets of content that allowed me to easily review the book over my lunch break, without losing any of its essence and meaning.
One thing I really liked about the book was that it used metaphors and real-life examples extremely well to help explain the concepts in the book.
If you have ever attended one of Venkat’s NFJS presentations, than you are familiar with the delivery. Venkat is easily the best speaker I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. His clear style and humor are definitely present in the book.
I have been a huge fan of The Pragmatic Programmer since I first read it. This book has the same “this is right” feeling to me.
thoughts.on.code » My current stack o’ readin’ (aka: I am NOT a fanboy, honest!) | 04-Apr-06 at 10:39 pm | Permalink
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