#2 in Technology & IT
The Pragmatic Programmer
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About the book
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master is a book about computer programming and software engineering, written by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas and published in October 1999. It is used as a textbook in related university courses. It was the first in a series of books under the label The Pragmatic Bookshelf. A second edition, The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery was released in 2019 for the book's 20th anniversary, with major revisions and new material reflecting new technology and other changes in the software engineering industry over the preceding twenty years.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 356 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Technology & IT average of 8.1. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 53 | 15% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 303 | 85% |
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