HELLO. I AM LIBBIE.
Teamlead Producers of Programming Courses
Story behind this blog
It is believed that programming is an applied discipline, and the emphasis in its study should be on practice. Especially in comparison with other digital specialties – design or marketing.
After all, a designer is not only expected to have a mechanical knowledge of Photoshop or Figma, but also to have taste, which is trained through observation. From a marketer, a balance between creativity and metrics control. So books in these fields are more about inspiring the reader, teaching variability in how to solve their problems.
With programmers this balance works to a lesser extent – know how to write a functional from the TOR, and you are already pretty good. If you can offer several variants of implementation – great.
There are countless lists of “best books about programming” on the Internet. However, everyone has his own opinion, and, as they say, tastes differ.
Besides all the benefits of the modern world – podcasts, videos, blogs, etc., reading a good book is something that is still in demand. I have read many good books on technology and software development, and I still read to keep up with new patterns and best practices.
Libbie Hettinger
Thank you for reading
Finding great books for software development is no easy task, because the ecosystem is changing so fast that many things become obsolete in a short time. This is especially true for those books that describe a particular version of a programming language.
Nevertheless, there are “timeless” books: they deal with meta-themes, design patterns, or general representations.