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Customers find this book essential for software engineers, praising its well-structured content and practical approach to software design. They appreciate its concise writing style and ability to eliminate complexity, making the software easier to understand and maintain. Customers find it engaging and easy to read, with one customer noting how it guides newer and mid-career programmers in writing better code. The book's length receives mixed feedback, with several customers suggesting it could be 10-20% shorter.
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88 customers mention content, 73 positive, 15 negative
Great book about actually important things during development process. Comments really a bit outdated but still make sense....Read more
short and great read think $ is worth it love to take a related online courses in the futureRead more
...A Philosophy of Software Design is a good book, but not a great one. But it's one of the only books of its kind out there....Read more
...At that time, my feeling is that this book is the best technical book I have ever read in the past couple of years....Read more
63 customers mention practicality, 51 positive, 12 negative
...I prefer it over Clean Code, I think it's a little more nuanced and practical....Read more
Helpful thoughts on how to either eliminate or complexity in software systems....Read more
...It is concise, wise, and experienced based. Superb! One of the best book's I've read on software design. Thanks, John.Read more
...but to have it clearly laid out in a detailed, well structured and methodical way is still very helpful for building a stronger mental model of...Read more
26 customers mention organization, 23 positive, 3 negative
...The book is well written, well organized, and succinct with solid examples.Read more
...over the years, but to have it clearly laid out in a detailed, well structured and methodical way is still very helpful for building a stronger...Read more
...+ Good examples + Condensed content + Book well structuredRead more
...All said, the book provides solid design advice, in the same vein as Clean Code, Clean Architecture, and Timeless Laws of Software Development....Read more
22 customers mention conciseness, 19 positive, 3 negative
...It is concise, wise, and experienced based. Superb! One of the best book's I've read on software design. Thanks, John.Read more
This is a well written, succinct book with lots of good stuff to say on software design....Read more
...the key points and lessons in each section in a very clear and concise manner....Read more
...stars. Regardless, I HIGHLY recommend this easy to read and very succinct book. You can flip it open to any page and find great insight....Read more
19 customers mention complexity, 15 positive, 4 negative
The book is easy to understand and give a good complement to Clean Code, in the way that separation is good sometimes, but not always....Read more
...of general concepts that can help make your software more readable, easy to use and maintainable. How ever a word of caution....Read more
...I really like the focus on abstraction, the separation of interface and implementation, and the importance of simplicity to minimize complexity and...Read more
...Machine learning code is more complicated than the examples in the book, and so ML pipelines are probably not the best way to practice Osterhout's...Read more
16 customers mention readability, 14 positive, 2 negative
...It was an easy read which is why I recommend it, and the messages and ideas though simple are powerful if time is taken to understand the philosophy...Read more
...stars. Regardless, I HIGHLY recommend this easy to read and very succinct book. You can flip it open to any page and find great insight....Read more
Good quick read thoughRead more
A very accessible book for those that have written software before, and does a very good job of summarizing the key points and lessons in each...Read more
10 customers mention engaging, 9 positive, 1 negative
...Many of John's views here were unique and engaging; at least, in presentation....Read more
...be suited for entry entry level engineers, and they find it an interesting read....Read more
I was intrigued by this book as a software designer who is always looking for how people think about the science and approach it....Read more
We read this for book club at work. It’s interesting and creates good discussions, but mostly it’s an opinion piece rather than more objective...Read more
18 customers mention length, 12 positive, 6 negative
...Another plus? It's short and sweet. No fluff, no filler—just straight-up wisdom packed into concise sentences....Read more
...The book appears to be physically small, but the old cliché never judge a book by its cover 'or size' really applies here....Read more
...Good stuff. It's a short read. You'll scarcely find a book that's so short be so valuable....Read more
...The book is short, not to get bored reading it and like most of the books I read, there is always something to learn and in this case is experience.Read more
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