Chad Fowler - The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development

Prepared exclusively for Alison Tyler What Readers Are Saying About The Passionate Programmer If you are passionate about software craftsmanship, if you want to be a great software developer, if you want to love your work, or if you want to raise the bar and turn software development into a profes-sion instead of a job, then read this book. In these pages, Chad Fowler presents a set of no-nonsense heuristics, disciplines, and attitudes that will teach you how to respect and love your professionand be great at it. Bob Martin President, Object Mentor, Inc. The great thing about this book is that it is full of plansthings I can do. It keeps responsibility for my situation where it belongson me. This book makes it clear that Im not alone, it shows that my situation is not uniquely scary, and it explains what I can do today.

And tomor row. And for the rest of my career. Kent Beck Programmer Six short months before I read Chads book, I was on the verge of changing careers. Through a series of accidents from November to May, I decided not only to stick with software development but to be passionate about it while striving to be great. With a healthy dose of inspiration, the book youre now holding served as a road map for achieving those goals. Sammy Larbi Chief Spaghetti Coder, codeodor.com Prepared exclusively for Alison Tyler The Passionate Programmer Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development Chad Fowler The Pragmatic Bookshelf Raleigh, North Carolina Dallas, Texas Prepared exclusively for Alison Tyler Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their prod ucts are claimed as trademarks.

Where those designations appear in this book, and The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals. The Pragmatic Starter Kit, The Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Pragmatic Bookshelf and the linking g device are trademarks of The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. Every precaution was taken in the preparation of this book. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages that may result from the use of information (including program listings) contained herein. Our Pragmatic courses, workshops, and other products can help you and your team create better software and have more fun. For more information, as well as the latest Pragmatic titles, please visit us at http://www.pragprog.com Copyright 2009 Chad Fowler.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit-ted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN-10: 1-934356-34-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-934356-34-0 Printed on acid-free paper. P1.0 printing, April 2009 Version: 2009-4-15 Prepared exclusively for Alison Tyler For Kelly Jeanne Prepared exclusively for Alison Tyler Prepared exclusively for Alison Tyler Contents ...................... ............. ........................ ................ .............. ...................... ....................... .. .................... ....................... .......... ....................... ........................ ................ ................. ............... .............. ........................ ....................... ......................... .........................