The Clean Coder

Programmers who endure and succeed amidst swirling uncertainty and nonstop pressure share a common attribute: They care deeply about the practice of creating software. They treat it as a craft. They are professionals. In boldThe Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers,/bold legendary software expert Robert C. Martin introduces the disciplines, techniques, tools, and practices of true software craftsmanship. This book is packed with practical advice–about everything from estimating and coding to refactoring and testing. It covers much more than technique: It is about attitude. Martin shows how to approach software development with honor, self-respect, and pride; work well and work clean; communicate and estimate faithfully; face difficult decisions with clarity and honesty; and understand that deep knowledge comes with a responsibility to act. Readers will learn bulletlist bulletWhat it means to behave as a true software craftsman bulletHow to deal with conflict, tight schedules, and unreasonable managers bulletHow to get into the flow of coding, and get past writer"s block bulletHow to handle unrelenting pressure and avoid burnout bulletHow to combine enduring attitudes with new development paradigms bulletHow to manage your time, and avoid blind alleys, marshes, bogs, and swamps bulletHow to foster environments where programmers and teams can thrive bulletWhen to say "No"–and how to say it bulletWhen to say "Yes"–and what yes really means/bullet /bulletlist Great software is something to marvel at: powerful, elegant, functional, a pleasure to work with as both a developer and as a user. Great software isn"t written by machines. It is written by professionals with an unshakable commitment to craftsmanship. bold The Clean Coder /bold will help you become one of them–and earn the pride and fulfillment that they alone possess.