The Tao of Programming

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Summary: A must read
Review: This is an excellent book, I've enjoyed every single line on it. Simply great.

The book covers all the various aspects of programming, from design to coding, management, etc.. in a concise and funny way.

Each and every sentence is an invitation to further meditation and reasoning about its subject.

An intensive, thought provoking text, and a must read for any computer scientist.

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Summary: Brooks Law for the schedule impaired
Review: With the other two books in this series, James does an excellent job of conveying many of the lessons of large software project management and software design in a series of short, accessible anecdotes which can be easily digested by someone who is just coming to the field, or who doesn't have the time and focus to really digest Brooks ("The Mythical Man-month") or Demarco/Lister ("Peopleware"). This set is concise and to-the-point, and a must have for the new project manager or project lead.