Release It! Michael T. Nygard Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2007 I’ve had this book on my shelf for a few years, and finally got some time to start reading it. I should not have waited. Nygard takes the position that the life of a piece of software actually only begins when it is released. He spends a… Read More »
There has been a lot of talk lately about projects moving to git. So far I the write-ups from people converting to git have all been glowing endorsements of the new one, true way. There’s almost a religious fervor related to the subject. Since my experience has not been quite that good, I thought it… Read More »
Programming Pearls, Second Edition Jon Bentley ACM Press, Addison-Wesley, 2000 One of my favorite programming books of all time now has a second edition. I’ve got to say it’s as good as the original. Many years ago, I stumbled across Jon Bentley’s Programming Pearls. It is a great book on programming. It did not focus… Read More »