Tag Archives: code

June 29

What you could learn from ‘Code Complete’ by Steve McConnell (2004, 853 pages)

In an age where Netflix and Spotify are held up as paragons of software development, what can a fourteen-year-old Microsoft book tell you about building software?  Actually, quite a lot. The Agile framework (manifesto and principles) and Agile practices (Scrum, XP) are useful precisely because they are lightweight and easy to remember.  Where should you […]

May 02

What you could learn from Code by Charles Petzold (2000, 364 pages)

In the book ‘Code – The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software’, Charles explains the basic concepts of how computers work.