DNR show with Steve McConnell

I was just listening to the DNR episode with Steve McConnell. I am not sure, how I missed this episode previously. The show was just great. Steve McConnell’s insights in to readability of the code, designing in code, where to spend more time and where not to spend? are something every developer should know. Of course Code Complete itself is a timeless classic and must read for every developer. I picked up this book and started reading it after DNR show with Jeff Atwood Of CodingHorror, and I can’t tell you how good it is.

Couple of nice quotes from the show:

Debugging software takes more mental energy than writing the software in the first place, so if you are writing the software that sets the limits of you ability to comprehend, then by definition you are going to be incapable of debugging it.

There is no Problem/Program that’s so simple that a bad programmer can’t make it complicated.

Couple of interesting things from session:

CSDP - Certified Software Development Professional – A certification offered by IEEE for Software developers. I am surprised to know that there are less than 1000 people who are able to achieve this certification.

Stan Kelly-Bootle – The Devil’s DP Dictionary, Stan Kelly-Bootle is notable for achieving the first PostGraduate degree in computer science (1954). His book Devil’s DP Dictionary (The Computer Contradictionary is second edition) is a fun book. I am trying to find a copy of the book.