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The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition
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The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition

by David Thomas, Andrew Hunt
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
8h 3m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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What Makes a Pragmatic Programmer?

Each developer is unique, with individual strengths and weaknesses, preferences and dislikes. Over time, each will craft their own personal environment. That environment will reflect the programmer's individuality just as forcefully as his or her hobbies, clothing, or haircut. However, if you're a Pragmatic Programmer, you'll share many of the following characteristics:

Early adopter/fast adapter

You have an instinct for technologies and techniques, and you love trying things out. When given something new, you can grasp it quickly and integrate it with the rest of your knowledge. Your confidence is born of experience.

Inquisitive

You tend to ask questions. That's neat—how did you do that? Did you have problems ...

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