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Tag Archives: passion
Book Review – The Passionate Programmer
The Pragmatic Programmer was a book that had a great impact on my view of programming. I read it after having programmed for 6 years, and the book just put names on so many things I had felt and done during this time. It was like the time when I was studying my B.Sc, I had a good friend who was really interested in the same topics as me and we would discuss theoretical computer science on my terrace all night. I read this book and understood that I was not special, (some would say this is bad, but I … Continue reading
Is Software Development an Art?
I am a passionate software developer, making it both my job and my hobby. I sometimes wonder what makes good software good, and how it is compared to other engineering fields like mechanical engineering, chemical engineering or electrical engineering (since I know people on these fields), and I have always felt that writing code was akin to an art, because while there are many way to solve common software development problems, there are sometime solutions that are “beautiful” or “elegant”, and some times only experienced developers seem to see the beauty in the solution. But reading Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for … Continue reading
