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    Understanding Software: Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer
    Understanding Software: Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer
    Understanding Software: Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer
    Audiobook6 hours

    Understanding Software: Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer

    Written by Max Kanat-Alexander

    Narrated by Steve Menasche

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    About this audiobook

    In Understanding Software, Max Kanat-Alexander, Technical Lead for Code Health at Google, shows you how to bring simplicity back to computer programming. Max explains to you why programmers suck, and how to suck less as a programmer. There's just too much complex stuff in the world. Complex stuff can't be used, and it breaks too easily. Complexity is stupid. Simplicity is smart.

    Understanding Software covers many areas of programming, from how to write simple code to profound insights into programming, and then how to suck less at what you do! You'll discover the problems with software complexity, the root of its causes, and how to use simplicity to create great software. You'll examine debugging like you've never done before, and how to get a handle on being happy while working in teams.

    Max brings a selection of carefully crafted essays, thoughts, and advice about working and succeeding in the software industry, from his legendary blog Code Simplicity. Max has crafted forty-three essays which have the power to help you avoid complexity and embrace simplicity, so you can be a happier and more successful developer.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateJun 28, 2019
    ISBN9781469074351
    Understanding Software: Max Kanat-Alexander on simplicity, coding, and how to suck less as a programmer

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    • 4/5
      ⚠️ Chapitre 29 sur 43 ⚠️
      Attention aux implications juridiques de l'espionnage illégal
    • 5/5
      I felt like someone was reading back to me all the engineering wisdom I'd learned so far
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      I have learned important lessons. Thank you so much !
    • 5/5
      Great Wisdom! I'm not joking. And it refers not only to programming. Special thanks to Narrator - excellent job!
    • 5/5
      Great foundational principles that hold up everything you do as a software engineer.
    • 4/5
      Thank you for take some time and teach us some principles!