cenny

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by cenny 1y ago
Of the top of my head I can think of Extreme Programming Explained, The Art of Agile Development, Software Teaming, The Pragmatic Programmer.
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by cenny 4y ago
The best way to learn a new stack for me is to go through the book Exercises for Programmers ( https://www.programmingbooks.dev/#exercises-for-programmers ).
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by cenny 4y ago
We do cross functional mob programming at my company with native iOS and Android apps. Works like a charm with a small team and I don’t think a react native app would offer any advantage. Instead we try to build the best app for each platfo
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by cenny 4y ago
Yes! Reading programming books have been one of the best choices I've done with my career. I got so inspired by reading that I created a website just to try and help people read more programming books. The biggest hurdle is usually fin
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by cenny 4y ago
What books have you chosen to read and why? And, how did it go? I have my own website where I focus to help developers find what book to read based on a roadmap to be a master craftsman. https://www.programmingbooks.dev
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by cenny 4y ago
Isn't developing a product a team activity? I think the opposite, why turn a group activity into solo activities? Mob programming doesn't mean you can't work solo or in pairs sometimes when it is well suited for the task.
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by cenny 4y ago
If you have people wanting to hide from contributing then there is a bigger problem in the team I would say. But otherwise, why do you think it’s so bad?
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by cenny 4y ago
It’s very strong of you to do something you don’t enjoy for 6 months giving it some real time. But I am curious what was it that made your productivity fall, and what didn’t you like about it? May I also ask how was introduced and used? And
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by cenny 4y ago
Interesting thread. Some people are skeptical which is normal for anything new and and unfamiliar. But, some people say they just don’t want to work with people, which I would find alarming and a red flag. The most important thing when you
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by cenny 4y ago
Thanks, yes, it’s mine. Makes me happy you like it and maybe will find some value from it.
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by cenny 4y ago
I found the book Exercises for Programmers ( https://www.programmingbooks.dev/#exercises-for-programmers ) to be invaluable to help learn new languages and frameworks. Beginners seem to appreciate it as well. It’s just an ord
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by cenny 4y ago
We have now tried it for on one consecutive week and to my opinion with great success! The benefits that people are claiming I find are true, so far. It’s different, but it has almost eliminated all lead and wait time for us which I conside
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Ask HN: Have you tried mob programming?
8 points by cenny 4y ago|11 comments
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by cenny 4y ago
Nice article, automation and consistency is powerful. I believe the command line will outlive most programming languages, editors, and IDE's. I can recommend reading the excellent book from Brian P. Hogan Small, Sharp Software Tools (
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by cenny 4y ago
It's a strong recommend from me too. I consider it a "must" read if you want to follow my roadmap ( https://www.programmingbooks.dev )
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by cenny 4y ago
I'm almost finished with The Art of Agile Development( https://www.programmingbooks.dev/#the-art-of-agile-developme... ). I started reading 3 weeks ago and it's a chunky books. It's a great book and covers a lo
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by cenny 4y ago
Is there a reason you don't read them cover to cover? I can understand that some books are more reference than narrative. Yet, I find that most books are usually a coherent whole that is more than the sum of its parts.
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by cenny 4y ago
> I think it's more important to ask: how much have you _learned_ from reading technical books? I think that you learn at least something by just reading, another perspective on things is valuable. I think an open mind is the most i
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by cenny 4y ago
I can recognize myself a lot in what you are experience. I have had a limited amount of seniority to learn from recent year and have found book a real gold mine of interesting ideas. I learned so much from reading and that is what drove me
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by cenny 4y ago
I can recognise the problem you are describing of people reading and not reflecting before applying. I also see your point of limited time, and I don't think choosing work over family is a good idea. One thing we have been doing for so
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by cenny 4y ago
Of course, reading without practice, reflecting, and discussions is meaningless. What kind of books have you found yourself reading the last couple of years and with did you like and with didn't you like?
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by cenny 4y ago
So, it's the everyday challenges at work that motivates you on what books to read?
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by cenny 4y ago
Crafting Interpreters and SICP are no small books to go through. I think those books are great but I also think that starting with them might not be a great thing (depending on interest, of course) as they are so daunting to get through. On
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by cenny 4y ago
SICP is of course a big and long book that understandably takes a lot of time for most people to get through (depending on prior experience). There are many other good books that are much easier and shorter reads than SICP. Maybe try some s
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by cenny 4y ago
Maybe, but does the ideas, practices, and principle change often or at all for our profession? I find many old book still very relevant today, good books don't really age that fast.
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by cenny 4y ago
Thanks for sharing! I agree, and I also learn the most from doing and thinking, but programming books gives me perspectives and ideas to think about, discuss, and try/do.
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by cenny 4y ago
Any specific reason? Do you think it's a waste of time, do not feel like you have the time, or do you not know what to read?
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How many technical books do you read per year?
31 points by cenny 4y ago|41 comments
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by cenny 4y ago
Apprenticeship Patterns( https://www.programmingbooks.dev/#apprenticeship-patterns ) and Pragmatic Thinking and Learning( https://www.programmingbooks.dev/#pragmatic-thinking-and-lea... ) are two books I wished
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by cenny 4y ago
Getting better at being a programmer/developer is a mix of technical skills and people skills and you will do good in being better at both. My I recommend checking out https://www.programmingbooks.dev .

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