Review: The Pragmatic Programmer 20th Anniversary Edition - Updated for Modern Software Development
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Summary
The article reviews the 20th anniversary edition of 'The Pragmatic Programmer' by Dave Thomas and Andrew Hunt, which has been updated for modern software development. The reviewer shares personal experience with the original book, noting that while its core principles remain valuable, the original edition felt dated due to references to obsolete technologies like CORBA. The updated edition addresses these issues while preserving the timeless advice that has helped generations of software engineers.
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Re-reading it a decade later, I thought the general advice still held up well, but it made references to technologies such as CORBA that are no longer used and felt dated as a result.
The authors agreed and wrote a 20th anniversary edition that was updated for modern software development.
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