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Summary: Milestone for Your Programming Life
Review: SBPP has changed me. Kent Beck has changed me.SBPP shed a new light on my previous knowledge of "patterns" in computer programming. I was deep in the DP tar pit. SBPP saved me. SBPP changed almost all my thoughts on programming. It has changed what I value, and how I pursue it. Kent Beck says that he is not a great programmer but just a pretty good programmer with great habits. Build great habits with this book. Read and reread this book every morn. If you have studied DP, this book will open your eyes to the wider world of patterns. You will think about DPs quite differently after this book. You will be able to escape from the bad effects of DP abuse. If DPs were nouns, verbs and adverbs/adjectives, SBPP are articles and auxiliary verbs. SBPP are used much more frequently than DPs. When you learn a language it is very important to learn more frequently used words first. It could be less efficient(or even dangerous) to learn "appreciate" before "thank (you)". --JuneKim
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Summary: Don't let the title scare you away
Review: Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns isn't just for Smalltalkers---there's something here for everyone who programs. Kent's insights, experiences, and raw wit are as entertaining as they are enlightening. If you have any passion for programming, in any language, buy this book. Read it. Live it.
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Summary: An essential Smalltalk book
Review: This book should be adopted as a standard in all Smalltalk development shops. While many of the implementation patterns within seem obvious, the book can help solve the endless debates over which coding techniques to use and why. The book is useful to both novices and developers with considerable experience.
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Summary: Excellent Smalltalk book
Review: This is an excellent book that all Smalltalkers should have. This book should be helpful for beginners in avoiding common programming mistakes. I am using this book heavily for all software projects I'm in. Instead of wasting time on deciding how to code things, just look at the patterns, then decide and code. The patterns presented in the book simplify software code maintaintenance. With a little work, many patterns in this book can apply to Java as well.
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Summary: A Definite "Must Have"
Review: This is one of two or three "must have" books that every person interested in or practicing Smalltalk needs to read and keep on a shelf near by. Kent's writing style is clear, concise and often humorous. A very entertaining and informative book by one of the giants in the Smalltalk world.
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