This seems to basically be a bunch of Jeff's blog posts in book form. Some of it is interesting to facilitate discussions but how much more "effective" a programmer it will make you seems pretty dubious.<p>I would recommend reading the book "code complete" for more specific tips about thinking about the code you write.
I have never picked up a software dev book and used it to learn development, mostly just learned by doing. I was curious though, how do most of you read these things? Do you practice while reading, or can I take my iPad to a secluded area and just read my way through it? Any response would be appreciate, thanks!
I could be wrong, but doesn't the author make no money from these "deals" and have no say in whether they happen? I'm not sure that's something I'd like to do to an author I like.
It says $6.60 when I check the page. Because I'm browsing from outside the US? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008HUMTO0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008HUMTO0&linkCode=as2&tag=asdfdsa-20" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008HUMTO0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...</a>
I think, that this kind of post ir misleading. During past month there has been several of those "Kindle edition for free", which does not represent actual price (at least for people not from USA). Same here - edition I see (from Latvia) is priced at $7.59.