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## Table of Contents
- [Professional Programming - about this list](#professional-programming---about-this-list)
- [Principles](#principles)
- [Contributing to this list](#contributing-to-this-list)
- [Must-read books](#must-read-books)
- [Must-read articles](#must-read-articles)
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The goal of this page is to make you a more proficient developer. You'll find only resources that I've found truly inspiring, or that have become timeless classics.
This page is not meant to be comprehensive. I am trying to keep it light and not too overwhelming. The selection of articles is opinionated.
## Principles
- This page is not meant to be comprehensive. I am trying to keep it light and not too overwhelming.
- The selection of articles is opinionated.
- I don't necessarily agree with or endorse every single line that is written in every single one of those resources. The same applies to their authors: I don't endorse everything each of those authors has said and will ever say.
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## Contributing to this list
Feel free to open a PR to contribute! I will not be adding everything: as stated above, I am trying to keep the list concise.
Feel free to open a PR to contribute!
I will not be adding everything: as stated above, I am trying to keep the list concise.
## Must-read books
I've found these books incredibly inspiring:
- 📖 [The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to
Master](https://pragprog.com/titles/tpp20/): hands-on the most inspiring and useful book I've read about programming.
- 📖 [Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software
Construction](http://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/0735619670): a nice addition to The Pragmatic Programmer, gives you the necessary framework to talk about code.
- 📖 [The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master](https://pragprog.com/titles/tpp20/): hands-on the most inspiring and useful book I've read about programming.
- 📖 [Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction](http://www.amazon.com/Code-Complete-Practical-Handbook-Construction/dp/0735619670): a nice addition to The Pragmatic Programmer, gives you the necessary framework to talk about code.
- 📖 [Release It!](https://smile.amazon.com/Release-Design-Deploy-Production-Ready-Software/dp/1680502395): this books goes beyond code and gives you best practices for building production-ready software. It will give you about 3 years worth of real-world experience.
- 📖 [Scalability Rules: 50 Principles for Scaling Web Sites](https://smile.amazon.com/Scalability-Rules-Principles-Scaling-Sites/dp/013443160X)
- 📖 [The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook](http://www.amazon.com/The-Linux-Programming-Interface-Handbook/dp/1593272200): outside of teaching you almost everything you need to know about Linux, this book will give you insights into how software evolves, and the value of having simple & elegant interfaces.
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- Pay attention on how people react to you
- Beware of micro-aggressions
- Keep a list of "Things I Don't Know"
- [Signs that you're a good programmer](http://www.yacoset.com/Home/signs-that-you-re-a-good-programmer)
- [Signs that you're a bad programmer](http://www.yacoset.com/Home/signs-that-you-re-a-bad-programmer)
- [Signs that you're a good programmer](https://skatgame.net/mburo//courses/350/signs-that-you-re-a-good-programmer.html) (not everything is here is great - some of the points are counterproductive)
- The instinct to experiment first
- Emotional detachment from code and design
- Eager to fix what isn't broken
- Fascinated by the incomprehensible
- Compelled to teach
- Incorruptible patience
- A destructive pursuit of perfection
- Encyclopedic grasp of the platform
- Thinks In Code
- When In Rome, Does As Romans Do
- Creates their own tools
- Indifferent to Hierarchy
- Excited by failure
- Indifferent to circumstances
- Substitutes impulse for commitment
- Driven by experiences
- [7 absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer](https://monicalent.com/blog/2019/06/03/absolute-truths-unlearned-as-junior-developer/)
- Early in your career, you can learn 10x more in a supportive team in 1 year, than coding on your own
- Every company has problems, every company has technical debt.