Comments on “Rock Star” Programmers

Thanks, Steve -- I've been uncomfortable with ...

Giles · 2014-12-01T10:43:22.928000

Thanks, Steve -- I've been uncomfortable with that phrase for a while now and you've just explained to me why :-)

I think that The Psychology of Computer Programmin...

lee · 2014-12-02T20:05:22.715000

I think that The Psychology of Computer Programming (along with The Mythical Man Month) should be required reading for every serious programmer.

Hey @Giles, thanks for your comment. @lee Both th...

Steve · 2014-12-02T20:29:10.748000

Hey @Giles, thanks for your comment.

@lee Both those are still great titles. A 25th anniversary edition of "The Psychology of Computer Programming" came out (presumably in 1996) and it was definitely still both relevant and useful then. Forty-three years after publication Weinberg's concise observations keep his book fresh for a modern audience.