Making Software
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Making Software
Oram and Wilson
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2017–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
It takes a empirical view on the software process. Does writing tests first help you develop better code faster? Can code metrics predict the number of bugs in a piece of software? Do design patterns actually make better software?
Making Software, edited by Oram & Wilson. A bunch of papers about evidence-based software engineering.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Best books on managing software complexity? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best book to gift someone for getting into software engineering? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read? 2017 · 1 recommendation