Timeless Laws of Software Development

This book is great for almost any skill level of programmer. Beginners will learn lots of basic info. Advanced programmers will learn subtle tradeoffs about how certain problems can be solved or avoided. I think this is one of those books you can re-read every year or two, and come away with new learning each time.

A lot of good tips in a relatively small book. Also easy to read for a relatively new wannabe developers like me. Good book!

I worked with Jerry in the past and when this book came my way i looked forward to reading. i was not disappointed. Jerry makes lays down some great guidelines for coding and explains why they are indeed useful and timeless. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve the professionalism of their coding. It is approachable and easy to read, but contains depth that comes from deep experience/ Thank You Jerry

The book contains many useful recommendation how to improve software quality. Just one note: Using the term renovator to describe someone that is acting as an editor is questionable because compared to construction renovation means fixing something old where as in the context of the book renovation means improvement of something new. But beside the naming the idea is brilliant!

This book has a lot of good programming tips. I found the first half of the book a little boring, but the second half was dense with a lot of good programming tips, such as immutability, information hiding, and small methods. The author has a non-hyperbolic, non-dogmatic, moderate way of writing and expressing his opinions. He does a valuable job of summarizing useful points that I have read elsewhere. Good job! Some other good books to read on the same subject: Clean Code (and other books written by Bob Martin), Effective Java (especially chapters on immutability and inheritance), The ThoughtWorks Anthology (chapter on Object Calisthenics) The Art of Readable Code, Clean Code in a Nutshell, Hello Startup (chapter on Clean Code) The Pragmatic Programmer (especially parts about "Don't Repeat Yourself" and "Broken Windows")

I like the style of this book. It doesn't mince words, it's pretty short, the font is big and most of what it says is important and useful. On the flip side most of what it says you will have learned once you've been developing for a long time. So I think it's best for beginner to intermediate engineers. I do like the fact that at points it argues some opinions that are not trendy but in most cases, well-founded. For example, it does make a good case for thoughtful design and offers cautions regarding TDD.

Simply explains the critical parts of software development that are too often overlooked by new developers and managers.

Timeless Laws of Software Development is honest, informative and a benefit to read. I learned that the author, Jerry Fitzpatrick, had worked with Robert Martin (well known in the software arena) so I decided to give this book a look. The author shares a lot of real personal stories, some funny and some frustrating, that I think anyone in software development could relate with and learn from.