Fantastic guide to writing great oo code, especially java.

Fantastic guide to writing great oo code, especially java.  Read Less

It covers a wide range of topics in a clear and concise manner and provides valuable insights and best practices for writing cl...  Read More

It covers a wide range of topics in a clear and concise manner and provides valuable insights and best practices for writing clean, effective code.  Read Less

Most of the time less than 10% of the code matters to drive the point and, still, dozens of pages are wasted, with code listing...  Read More

Most of the time less than 10% of the code matters to drive the point and, still, dozens of pages are wasted, with code listings reflecting the old days of programming books.  Read Less

All in all, at the very least, you will feel inspired by the book and it will certainly kindle a flame for programming and clean(er) code.

All in all, at the very least, you will feel inspired by the book and it will certainly kindle a flame for programming and clean(er) code.  Read Less

In general my biggest complaint is that almost all of the rules i see anyone present come with a cost, with clean code it sound...  Read More

In general my biggest complaint is that almost all of the rules i see anyone present come with a cost, with clean code it sounds like they are free.  Read Less

I really, really like simple, short functions/methods that do only one thing, but there is a cost of adding extra levels of abstraction.

I really, really like simple, short functions/methods that do only one thing, but there is a cost of adding extra levels of abstraction.  Read Less

It was just thrown into a large box without fixing and therefore, the hardcover is damaged like a used book.

It was just thrown into a large box without fixing and therefore, the hardcover is damaged like a used book.  Read Less

It adequately package and just as i expected read more

It adequately package and just as i expected read more  Read Less

It is much better than those books that my professors authored that they tried to sell me before.

It is much better than those books that my professors authored that they tried to sell me before.  Read Less

And while i now see rationale behind the rules in the book a bit lacking given complexity and variance in common problems devel...  Read More

And while i now see rationale behind the rules in the book a bit lacking given complexity and variance in common problems developers face (mainly every solution has a cost), i still consider the book one of the best ones.  Read Less

As an example, any experienced python developer would immediately recognize `squares = [ n**2 for n in numbers if even(n) and n...  Read More

As an example, any experienced python developer would immediately recognize `squares = [ n**2 for n in numbers if even(n) and n > 10]` while using longer names would just make general form (where var names don't matter).  Read Less

However, there are certainly things that other books do better, much better.

However, there are certainly things that other books do better, much better.  Read Less