Understanding the Professional Programmer

出版者:Dorset House Publishing

作者:[美] Gerald M·Weinberg

页数:0

出版时间:1988-07

价格:USD 24.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780932633095

具体描述

"If you are a programmer or manage programmers, or indeed just associate with programmers, this is a book that you should read... turn to any one of the essays, and find a thought-provoking idea."

- System Development

". . . [this book] is likely to give readers a better start on supervising than the conventional management book would. . . . [it mixes] knowledge of bottom-line reality with techie ingenuity." —Walter Zintz

Open Computing

". . . the author has a marvellous knack of mixing humour and serious discussion thereby getting his message accross. . . . a very thought provoking book. . . . immensely enjoyable." —Lorna Kyle

Personal Computer World

"If you are a programmer or manage programmers, or indeed just associate with programmers, this is a book that you should read. . . . turn to any one of the essays, and find a thought-provoking idea." —System Development

Software developers another twenty years from now will still be reading this book.

From http://developerdotstar.com/bom_0302.htm

The title of this book, Understanding the Professional Programmer, is slightly misleading. It might make you think that the book is aimed at software development managers, intended to help them make sense of the strange people called programmers who work for them. While software development managers might enjoy reading this book, it is really aimed at programmers themselves. To quote the author from the Preface, the book "is intended as an exercise in self-examination for the professional programmer."

I must confess, this is probably my favorite book on the subject of software development. It is definitely my favorite of Weinberg's many excellent books. I return to this book again and again, and find something new every time. Understanding the Professional Programmer is organized as a collection of essays, and, like my developer.* essays aspire (at least in part) to be, the essays are about being a professional software developer. In fact, I freely admit this book is the direct inspiration for my developer.* essays, and with every one I write, I aspire to emulate Weinberg's friendly, insightful, non-judgmental, irreverent, and witty essays. (That's a tall order, given that Weinberg has been involved with computer programming since the mid 1950's--;before the term "computer programmer" had even been coined.)

The book is broken up into seven sections, and the titles of these sections are a great start for communicating what it is about:

I. What Questions Are Important to the Professional?

II. How do Professionals Get That Way?

III. Why Do Programmers Behave the Way They Do?

IV. Is it Possible to Think More Effectively?

V. Why Doesn't Everyone Understand Me?

VI. How Can I Survive in a Bureaucracy?

VII. Where is the Programming Profession Going Next?

Each of these sections contain several essays, and most of the essays are short enough to be easily read in one sitting. Weinberg loves to tell stories, and he uses stories and anecdotes to illustrate most of his points, with the points themselves often expressed as aphorisms. Weinberg's gift is inspiring thinking that is outside of one's normal patterns of thought. Sometimes this is done in a subtle way, with ideas that will creep under your skin and not hit you until days later. Other times, something he will say will hit you right between the eyes, and you will have to put the book down for a minute to recover.

With all of this hyperbole, I am in danger of spoiling this book by raising expectations too high, so I am going to quit while I'm ahead. Let me close by saying that this may not be the book for you right now. I think that during a professional developer's career, there are times when one is focused exclusively on technical issues. There's nothing wrong with that. There are languages to be learned, techniques to be mastered. But many developers will reach a point where they desire look beyond the purely technical concerns, to look inward at themselves, and outward at the environments in which they work and the problems they are trying to solve. This is where Gerald Weinberg's writings come in, and Understanding the Professional Programmer is a great place to start.

One final comment, just so nobody feels misled: this book was first published in 1982&emdash;twenty years ago at the time I am writing this review; and many of the essays were written in the late 1970's. One reviewer on Amazon felt this to be a strike against the book. I understand this view, but I disagree. This is not a book about technology; it is a book about people and ideas. The themes are universal, and I predict that software developers another twenty years from now will still be reading this book.

--;Daniel Read

For all professional programmers, and especially for their managers.

From a review by Richard E. Biehl in Software Quality Professional, Premier Issue,:

Focusing on the complex challenges confronting skilled and experienced programmers in their unique environment, this book provides practical ideas and insights concerning the "people problems" of computer programming. The book is organized as a series of short essays, each exploring a concept vital to the advancement of the software professional. For all professional programmers, and especially for their managers.

Gerald Weinberg's Understanding the Professional Programmer begins with a definition of a professional as someone 'having great skill or experience in a particular field of activity.' Looking at the technical skills and paradigms required, Weinberg challenges professionals to explore and understand their meta-paradigms.... The meta-paradigms of the successful professional include such skills as the use of analogy, tracing and retracing one's own thought processes, induction from special cases to general rules, deliberately widening one's circle of intellectual associates, actively seeking to know what others have done and using such work as a starting point, and attempting to communicate with others using paradigms to clarify one's own thoughts.

He offers personal reflection in the form of this 10 'precious programming principles,' the last of which states: 'Every programmer has at least 10 personal principles, but only one programmer in ten thousand is willing to take the time to write down even one.' Weinberg's book challenges professionals to reflect on and share their own meta-programs and principles.

Any paid programmer will use the technical skills and paradigms of the field, but only professionals will develop and consistently use such meta-capabilities... Weinberg challenges readers to 'spend a part of your working day examining and refining your own methods.' In the process, people will uncover secrets that will make the pursuit of their profession more successful.

Weinberg laments the fact that there are many programmers working for pay who should not be referred to as professionals. 'The point is not merely that there are people out there passing as professional programmers who shame us all, but that few managers have any way of telling if they're talking to one of them or one of us.' He later adds, 'Somehow, if programming is ever to be treated as a profession, the public - and programmers themselves - will have to be reeducated.'

作者简介

杰拉尔德·温伯格（GeraldM.Weinberg）是软件领域最著名的专家之一，美国计算机名人堂代表人物。他是Weinberg& Weinberg顾问公司（位于美国内布拉斯加州首府林肯市）的负责人，并曾因其在信息科学领域的杰出贡献而荣获J.D.Warnier奖，该奖项的得主每年只的一人。温伯格精力旺盛、思想活跃，从20世纪70年代开始，他总共撰写了30多本书籍和数以百计的论文。今天，温伯格作为一个教师、讲演者、作家，仍在通过自己独特的见解帮助本行业提升生产力。

读后感

正如熊节在序言里所说，我在阅读过程中也充满了会意一笑和无奈叹息，笑的是那些“外行人”对程序员工作的不了解，叹的是自己还远不够专业。 做一名专业的程序员，路漫漫，任道远，最重要的是要职业+敬业，不断的学习、交流以及创造依旧是关键！  

工作久了，再不像新人那样，始终沉浸在技术中。 对公司规章制度、对自己和同事为人处世，也会停下去思考。 书中有很多小故事，也许就是你现在遇到或即将遇到的问题。  

工作久了，再不像新人那样，始终沉浸在技术中。 对公司规章制度、对自己和同事为人处世，也会停下去思考。 书中有很多小故事，也许就是你现在遇到或即将遇到的问题。  

总的感觉这是一部不错的书，不过有些地方看的不是很明白，可能是自己的经验还不够丰富，尚不能理解作者的思想，又或者有些国外的经验不适合我的思维方式、在或者翻译有问题。不管这么说这是一部值得反复阅读的书。 书中有不少让我眼前一亮的小故事，也从中领悟到了一些道理。...  

以下为节选评论，全文在我的Blog：http://my.donews.com/caiwei/2006/10/16/20061016_understanding_the_professional_programmer/ 这是一本小册子，也是随笔集，这本书可读性很强，每个章节短小精悍又趣味横生。当然和所有温伯格的作品一样，他个人的幽默需要习惯之后才能有...  

用户评价

这本《Understanding the Professional Programmer》的书名就足以激起我的好奇心。作为一名还在探索中的开发者，我总是对那些能帮助我理解“专业”这两个字背后深层含义的书籍充满渴望。我期望这本书能带我深入了解，一个真正的专业程序员不仅仅是编写代码的机器，更是一位解决问题的艺术家，一位持续学习的践行者，一位能够与团队高效协作的沟通者。我希望它能剖析那些隐藏在光鲜技术之下的软技能，例如如何清晰地表达技术思路，如何在项目压力下保持冷静并找到最佳解决方案，以及如何从失败中汲取教训并将其转化为宝贵的经验。我更期待书中能够分享一些关于职业生涯规划的见解，比如如何在这个快速变化的行业中保持竞争力，如何选择适合自己的发展方向，以及如何在技术深度和广度之间找到平衡。这本书不仅仅是关于技术的堆砌，更应该是一次关于心态、方法论和长远职业发展的深度对话。我希望它能为我指明前进的方向，让我不仅仅满足于“会写代码”，更能迈向“理解编程的本质，并以专业的方式去实践”的境界。我预感这本书将成为我书架上的一本常备参考，在我遇到瓶颈或迷茫时，总能从中找到启发和力量。

这本书的出现，恰好填补了我内心深处对于“成为一名优秀的程序员”的迷茫。我一直以来都沉浸在技术的海洋中，学习各种新的语言、框架和工具，但总感觉少了些什么，似乎还未能触及到“专业”的精髓。《Understanding the Professional Programmer》就像一盏明灯，照亮了我前进的方向。它并没有让我去追求那些令人眼花缭乱的新技术，而是回归到编程的本质——如何更有效地解决问题，如何编写更具可读性和可维护性的代码，以及如何在团队中发挥更大的作用。我尤其赞赏书中关于“软件设计原则”的讲解，它让我理解了SOLID、DRY等原则并非束缚，而是帮助我们构建更健壮、更易于扩展系统的基石。此外，书中对“代码评审”的详细阐述，让我明白了评审不仅仅是为了找出错误，更是促进知识共享和团队成长的绝佳机会。作者的语言风格非常朴实，却又充满了智慧，让人在阅读的过程中，仿佛与一位资深前辈在进行一场推心置腹的交流。这本书无疑将成为我职业生涯中重要的里程碑，指引我不断精进，成为一名真正意义上的专业程序员。

《Understanding the Professional Programmer》是一本让我受益匪浅的书，它不仅仅是关于技术的，更是关于思维方式和职业态度的。我一直以为，作为程序员，最重要的就是掌握各种编程语言和框架，但这本书让我意识到，真正的专业体现在更多方面。例如，书中对“代码审查”的详细讲解，让我明白了这不仅仅是发现bug，更是团队协作、知识传递和提升代码质量的关键环节。作者的分析非常到位，他指出了如何进行有建设性的评审，以及如何从评审中学习。此外，书中关于“项目管理”的探讨，虽然不是详细的项目管理教程，但它巧妙地将程序员的角色融入到项目管理的大框架中，让我理解了在不同项目阶段，我们应该扮演怎样的角色，如何更好地与项目经理沟通，以及如何对项目的进度和质量负责。作者的语言风格非常亲切，他用大量的个人经历和行业洞察，将这些看似枯燥的道理讲得引人入胜。阅读这本书，我不仅学到了很多实用的技能和方法，更重要的是，它让我开始审视自己的职业发展，并思考如何成为一名真正意义上的“专业”程序员。

《Understanding the Professional Programmer》这本书给我带来的，是一种对“专业”二字更加深入和全面的理解。我之前总认为，只要技术过硬，就能算是一名合格的程序员，但这本书让我看到了更多。它不仅仅关注代码本身，更关注代码背后的思考、团队的协作以及项目的整体成功。书中关于“领域驱动设计”（DDD）的探讨，让我看到了如何将业务逻辑与代码实现紧密结合，从而构建出更易于理解和维护的系统。作者用生动的比喻和实际的案例，将DDD的复杂概念变得触手可及，让我开始思考如何将这些原则应用到我的日常工作中。此外，书中对“重构”的强调，也让我深刻认识到，持续改进代码质量是专业程序员的职责所在，它不仅仅是为了消除技术债务，更是为了提升代码的可读性和可维护性，从而为项目的长期发展奠定坚实的基础。作者的文字风格非常朴实，但却充满了力量，他用自己的经验和智慧，引导我不断反思和进步。这本书无疑将成为我职业生涯中重要的指导手册，让我能够更清晰地认识到自己的不足，并朝着成为一名更加专业的程序员而努力。

初次翻阅《Understanding the Professional Programmer》，我立刻被其严谨的逻辑和深刻的洞察力所吸引。它并没有像许多技术书籍那样，直接抛出一堆代码示例或框架教程，而是另辟蹊径，从更宏观的视角切入，探讨了成为一名优秀程序员所必备的素质和思维模式。我特别欣赏书中对“解决问题”这一核心能力的细致拆解，作者用生动的案例，将复杂问题的分析、拆解、抽象化，直至最终落地实现的过程，描绘得淋漓尽致。这让我意识到，编程不仅仅是代码的堆砌，更是逻辑思维和问题解决能力的体现。此外，书中对于“持续学习”的强调也深得我心。在技术日新月异的今天，停止学习就等于退步，这本书让我明白了如何建立一个高效的学习体系，如何辨别信息的真伪，以及如何将新知识转化为实际生产力。作者的文字充满智慧，既有理论的深度，又不乏实践的指导意义，仿佛一位经验丰富的导师，循循善诱地引导我走向更高的职业境界。我坚信，通过对这本书的学习，我的编程能力和职业素养将得到质的飞跃，我将更能理解“专业”二字背后所蕴含的责任和价值。

这本书《Understanding the Professional Programmer》给我带来的，是一种更加成熟和全面的视角来看待我的职业生涯。在我看来，仅仅掌握了编程技术，只能算是一个“编程者”，而要成为一名“专业程序员”，则需要更多维度的提升。这本书恰恰满足了我对这种提升的渴望。它并没有停留在浅层的技术讲解，而是深入到软件开发的内在逻辑和程序员的心智模式。我尤其对书中关于“复盘”的论述印象深刻，作者强调了从每一次的成功和失败中学习的重要性，并提供了一些有效的复盘方法，这对于我持续改进和避免重复犯错非常有帮助。另外，书中对“技术选择”的分析，也让我对如何在项目中做出明智的技术决策有了更深的理解，它不仅仅是选择最流行的技术，更是要根据项目的实际需求、团队的技术栈以及未来的可维护性来综合考量。作者的文字充满了智慧和经验，他用平实的语言，将那些复杂的概念讲得清晰易懂，让我感觉像是在与一位经验丰富的导师进行一对一的交流。这本书无疑会成为我书架上的一本重要参考书，在我职业生涯的每个阶段，都能从中获得新的启示。

《Understanding the Professional Programmer》这本书，如同一场关于编程艺术的盛宴，它让我不再仅仅将编程视为一种技术技能，而是将其提升到了一种思维方式和人生哲学的层面。我之前对“专业”的理解，或许仅仅停留在能够熟练运用各种开发工具和语言，但这本书则引领我看到了更深层次的内涵。书中对“抽象”和“模式”的运用，让我看到了如何将复杂的现实世界问题，转化为简洁、优雅的代码解决方案，这是一种高屋建瓴的思考能力。作者用精妙的语言，将这些抽象的概念具象化，让我更容易理解并将其应用到实际项目中。此外，书中关于“代码的味道”和“软件的整洁度”的论述，也让我开始重新审视自己的代码，并思考如何让它不仅仅能工作，更能赏心悦目，易于理解和维护。作者的文字充满了对编程的热爱和对细节的执着，字里行间流露出一种匠人精神。阅读这本书，让我感觉自己仿佛置身于一个由经验丰富的开发者组成的社群，从他们的智慧中汲取养分，不断提升自己的专业认知和实践能力。这本书无疑将成为我职业生涯中重要的里程碑，指引我不断精进，成为一名真正意义上的专业程序员。

这本书的名字《Understanding the Professional Programmer》本身就充满了吸引力，它不仅仅是一个关于编程技术的题目，更是一个关于如何将编程这项技能提升到专业层面的探索。我之前总是认为，只要掌握了足够的编程知识，就能成为一名专业的程序员，但这本书打破了我的固有认知。它深入浅出地剖析了“专业”背后所涵盖的方方面面，从严谨的逻辑思维到高效的沟通协作，从对代码质量的极致追求到对项目整体的宏观把握。我尤其欣赏书中关于“软件架构”的讨论，它不仅仅是技术的堆叠，更是一种智慧的结晶，是如何在满足需求的同时，确保系统的可扩展性、可维护性和可伸缩性。作者用生动的案例，将抽象的架构概念具象化，让我更容易理解并将其应用到实际项目中。此外，书中对“问题解决流程”的细致分析，也让我受益匪浅，它教会我如何系统地分析问题，如何找到根源，并最终制定出有效的解决方案。总而言之，这本书让我对“专业程序员”有了全新的认识，它将成为我职业发展道路上的一盏指路明灯，引领我不断向前。

《Understanding the Professional Programmer》并非一本简单的技术指南，而更像是一本关于程序员心法和修行之道的手册。它引导我从一个只关注“如何实现”的角度，转向“为何这样实现”的思考。书中关于“技术债务”的探讨，让我对那些短期内看似高效、但长期会带来隐患的解决方案有了更深刻的认识，并学会了如何在项目推进和代码质量之间找到更明智的平衡。作者对“测试驱动开发”（TDD）和“行为驱动开发”（BDD）的介绍，让我看到了如何通过严谨的测试来保证代码的质量和项目的稳定性，这是一种对“专业”的极致追求。同时，书中还触及了“开源社区”的运作模式以及如何参与其中，这为我打开了更广阔的视野，让我看到了个人成长与集体贡献的结合。作者的文字充满了对编程的热爱和对职业的敬畏，字里行间流露出对细节的把控和对质量的执着。阅读这本书，让我仿佛置身于一个由经验丰富的开发者组成的社群，从他们的智慧中汲取养分，不断提升自己的专业认知和实践能力。

《Understanding the Professional Programmer》给我带来的不仅仅是知识的增长，更是一种思维方式的转变。在阅读过程中，我深刻地认识到，成为一名“专业”程序员，远不止于掌握某种编程语言或框架。它更关乎于代码的质量、项目的可维护性、团队的协作效率，以及对整个软件生命周期的理解。书中对“代码可读性”和“可维护性”的深入探讨，让我开始反思自己过往的编码习惯，并意识到清晰、简洁、模块化的代码才是真正的艺术。作者还非常强调“沟通”在软件开发中的重要性，他指出，再精妙的技术，如果不能有效地与团队成员、产品经理甚至客户沟通，也无法实现其价值。这促使我开始注重提升自己的表达能力和倾听能力，学会在技术讨论中表达清晰的观点，并理解他人的需求。书中关于“时间管理”和“优先级排序”的章节也给了我很大的启发，让我能够更有效地规划自己的工作，从而在有限的时间内产出最大的价值。总而言之，这本书为我打开了一扇通往更高层次编程视野的大门，让我开始以一种更加全面和专业的视角审视我的职业生涯。

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