Professional Software Development

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by metmirr • 7 years ago

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ox_n2• 7 years ago

I'm real curious how he got the rights to the image on the cover.

Gys• 7 years ago

Its also the cover of a Joy Division lp. There might not have been a copyright.

See: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/pop-culture-p...

ox_n2• 7 years ago

I saw a copyright on every version of that image I could find.

iso-8859-1• 7 years ago

Does it cross the threshold of originality? It is just 3d line chart. Any it hardly matters what data is actually plotted, so I assume they used something random.

vortico2• 7 years ago

Pulsar data itself is likely not under copyright, but a graph of it can be under copyright protection if enough creative effort is involved. However that graph contains very little creative decision, so it would be a hard case to win if the publisher claimed ownership.

vortico2• 7 years ago

2010s: Workplace domination by “lumber-sexuals”

What

siquick• 7 years ago

A not-so-manly man dressing like a lumberjack (although a lot more refined) and sporting a beard that has the volume of a lumberjacks beard and the groom of a hipster, cashing in on the "rugged, outdoor stereotype" Most of these guys aren't very good with their hands and only want to seem so because God forbid you would get those soft lotion treated hands dirty. Lumberjacks are typically known for their strength and being able to work with their hands. Most lumbersexuals would be stumped changing a tire.[1]

apparently

[1]https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lumbersexual

wolfi1• 7 years ago

regarding lumberjacks: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=89LfQUlcNFk

Kenji• 7 years ago

Yeah that was so weird, out of place and uncalled for? What do they even want to say with this? Can't they focus on, you know, the topic of the book, Professional Software Development? This is so unprofessional.

sureaboutthis2• 7 years ago

What he writes about version control and svn.

its fully centralized design is largely considered obsolete
...it is still widely used, maintained, and appropriate for a few use cases, such as for folks who require centralization and/or increased security controls for one reason or another.

Statements like this sour the whole book for me and makes me feel it's written by one whose experience is lacking.

garganzol2• 7 years ago

Those statements are mostly true. One of those few use cases where centralized version control still has a lot traction is game dev. Because of large files and a need to manage them efficiently on relatively limited local disks.

sureaboutthis2• 7 years ago

FreeBSD uses it for the operating system. While he complains that svn is obsolete, he then goes on to say it's widely used, and so far, it seems pretty important when games and operating systems--and more--are using it.

koonsolo• 7 years ago

You also have to ask the question if the "distributed" functionality is really necessary. Even if companies use git or mercurial or whatever, most have a central repository anyway. They basically offer no extra value over Subversion on that specific (but most prominent) feature in practice.

Jare• 7 years ago

Fully centralized design is in fact largely obsolete. Centralized operations are still very relevant and important, but I doubt we will ever see a new version control system designed without distributed facilities.

"A few use cases" and "for one reason or another" both do sound dismissive, I agree.

dtech4• 7 years ago

Agreed, the main benefits DCVS bought is the ability to work without a constant internet connection and efficient branching/merging.

For the rest most companies are using git in a way very similar to svn, but now Github/Gitlab/Bitkeeper whatever provides the role of a single authorative central server.

weliketocode2• 7 years ago

Agreed. The book not only needs to be fleshed out, but is severely lacking in quality.

garganzol2• 7 years ago

Would love to see this in PDF. Is there a way to get it?

brbrodude• 7 years ago

EPUB, MOBI would be nice, too :/

nhebb• 7 years ago

See chapter 0, section 0.5 - "Purchasing This Book."

perfunctory• 7 years ago

I find it strange/sad that the chapter "Construction" has zero code samples. Most of the software development books I've seen come out recently are focusing on programming related subjects - methodologies, processes, architecture, ... - not programming itself. The only book on actual code construction I am aware of is "Code complete". But the latest edition is from 2004. Does anybody know more recent works on the subject?

ben336• 7 years ago

Philosophy Of Software Design is a recent work on the subject

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Rpu6zX

Book review I wrote a while back: https://benmccormick.org/2018/12/31/book-review-philosophy-o...

noir_lord• 7 years ago

Hands down my favourite programming book of the last decade.

Tobias42• 7 years ago

"Clean Code" comes to mind. It is also already more than 10 years, but holds up well.

mcguire• 7 years ago

You'll find this often in "software engineering"; it is essentially about project management and the assorted side issues rather than actual development.

willbw• 7 years ago

Very enjoyable writing style and content that is resonating with me as a developer who has made the transition from university to professional life recently.

Dowwie• 7 years ago

+1 for including the Zen of Python in the design section

Jahak• 7 years ago

Thank you very much, very interesting book

madlynormal• 7 years ago

This is a great read, not only Software Developers, but also Product Managers, and Owners, who would like a better understanding of the development cycle they're working within.

weliketocode2• 7 years ago

2010s:
Continuous Integration & Delivery
Workplace domination by “lumber-sexuals”

This is the best the author could come up with for major developments this decade?

Are you kidding?

s3cur3• 7 years ago

For those, like me, who had no idea what a “lumbersexual” was: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lumbersexual

temporallobe• 7 years ago

Everybody now: ”Heees a lumberjack and he’s ok, he sleeps all night and he works all day...”

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