Parental Leave Reading
July 22, 2009
I am slowly but certainly coming to the end of my parental leave. Six months without working! The time has disappeared so quickly… it’s a bit sad.
But I also feel “hungry” for work, especially to put my newly acquired skills and knowledge into practice (like TDD, ASP.NET MVC, BDD, DDD, etc.)
During my leave, I’ve done some reading. I’m proud of reaching many of the goals I set for myself on the last day of working. Here’s a short review of the books I read:
Clean Code by Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin
Clean Code was both really good and a bit annoying. It’s a classic with loads of great tips on how to identify bad code (“smells,” as Uncle Bob calls them) and what to do about it. There are also some excellent examples.
However, by the end, the tips stack up...