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| The Productive Programmer (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Neal Ford
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (14 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41447
Format: Illustrated
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 222
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0596519788
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
EAN: 9780596519780
ASIN: 0596519788
Publication Date: July 10, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Simply Briliant! September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply brilliant - that's what this book is. Reading this book is like having Neal sitting next to you in a paired-programming session showing you exactly how to make your life as a developer more productive. The book is easy to read, conversational in tone, and very easy to follow. I recommend reading this book from start to finish to understand the concepts Neal is trying to get across. Then, starting over in front of your computer and rereading the book, directly applying his shortcuts and techniques. I applied this technique after giving up reading this book in the living room (too many dog-ear pages and "oh, I'll have to remember that one"). While Neal's examples are great, his concepts are even better. Live the concepts, find your own accelerators and focus techniques, and become a more productive programmer. Oh, and buy this book!
outstanding conversation with a mentor September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book. At first, I wasn't too impressed since I could summarize the book as I went along into simple phrases (use command line, use scripting languages,...). But after a while, as I stacked cogent advice atop cogent advice, the stack became too big and suddenly I was buried in an avalanche of experience and wisdom.
I am a well-educated, experienced software engineer, and I was already familiar with maybe half to three-quarters of what Neal discusses, but seeing this all together in a seamless weave of hard-won, practical experience was a revelation to me. Reading this book was like pair-programming with the mentor I had always hoped to have but never met.
pragmatic micro efficiencies & tools August 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book about micro efficiencies and tools. It's a great source of information for analytical tools as well! (like coverage tools, bug finding tools, code analysis tools).
All in all, i loved it because there's no other book like it. A "must have" for any programmer's library right along side refactoring, legacy code, and 'the pragmatic programmer'.
 Make the computer work for you, not the other way around. August 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I expected a list of cool tips and tricks, but this book is much more. The Mechanics section organizes the tips into 4 broad approaches to productivity. This allows Ford to not only provide interesting tricks, but also help you think about ways to improve your personal productivity in ways that make sense in your environment.
Much of his advice contradicts the point-and-click, user-friendly mindset of many computer users and suggests that to be really productive you need to be able to take charge of the computer.
The second half of the book focuses on more high-level approaches to productivity. How do you make certain the code you write is the best it can be and solves the problem you need to solve? How do you avoid writing code that does not need to be written? How do you get the most out of your tools?
This book is a must read for programmers and other computer power-users. The first section gives many tricks that would apply for anyone who is trying to do a lot of work with a computer.
My only quibbles with the book are that I would have liked to see even more tips and I would have liked a bit more attention paid to Linux, which is where I spend most of my time. Many of the tools Ford recommends have versions for Windows or Mac OSX, but not Linux.
Excellent source of tips for novice programmers August 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Productive Programmer is filled with sage advice from a long time grizzeled developer. If you're a professional programmer and you want to kick your productivity up a notch, then this is the book for you. It's chock full of helpful tips and tools to enable you to code faster and smarter. Tips include using custom ant scripts to perform directory operations. Tools like Enso, Launchy, and clipboard managers to help you keep your hands on the keyboard and reduce mouse dependency are just a few of the items in this book that, when combined, have helped me to pump up my code production.
If you are a veteran programmer that cranks out code at the terminal using vi or emacs, then this book is not for you. Otherwise.... what are you waiting for!
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