Understanding the Professional Programmer

by Gerald M. Weinberg

Discover the one book nobody involved in this dynamic field can afford to miss! Weinberg offers readers an insider's view, with suggestions on how to become a better programmer and improve job performance, in a book that's both helpful and a pleasure to read! Learn how to
* become a professional
* get a little respect
* survive in a bureaucracy
* think more effectively
* discover what kind of thinker you are
* envision the future of the professional programmer.

Genres: Nonfiction, Technology, Management

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Gerald Marvin Weinberg (October 27, 1933 – August 7, 2018) was an American computer scientist, author and teacher of the psychology and anthropology of computer software development.

Reviews

[Pavel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books would have been a serial of blog posts if it was written most recently. It is presented as a series of questions and detailed answers.

Similar to Being Geek: The Software Developer's Career Handbook except it is from the previous century.