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title: "Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series)"
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# Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series)

**Brand:** sandro mancuso
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- **What is this?** Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series) by sandro mancuso
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Software Craftsman, The: Professionalism, Pragmatism, Pride (Robert C. Martin Series)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There is a difference between "having a job" and "being a craftsman" - it's called commitment to excellence
*by V***O on October 10, 2015*

I’ve been sympathizing with the notion of “software craftsmanship” for quite a while. I truly believe it is vitally important to spread the notion of professional software development, and therefore I was absolutely thrilled when I got this book. Sandro’s writing is an amazing summary of thoughts on craftsmanship and advice for true professionals: how staying loyal to your craft makes you gradually better at it; how shifting to management is not a career progression, but a career change. This book will tell you that “being a professional developer” is not about wearing a fancy suit or using expensive enterprise-grade solutions; it is about constantly striving to deliver excellent solutions that solve customers’ problems.This author is a passionate developer who walked a long journey to mastery and is sharing with us all the real life stories, gotchas and mistakes that he (or people he worked with) made along the way.Sandro spends a solid portion of the book discussing Agile and in particular the Agile transformations that many companies recently went through. He makes some great points on how many people tend to focus on the process, while Agile is way more than that. There are very important technical parts of Agile (TDD, XP, etc.) that various process-oriented agile coaches take for granted.A software craftsman quite often has to enter unknown waters and start with transformation from the very bottom. The book gives you some great advice on how to convince people to adopt certain practices (like TDD), how to make management understand the ROI of high-quality code, and how to surround yourself with great people (and, last but not least, how to hire great craftsmen).In general, this book is quite easy reading. You can happily read a chapter or two even after a day of hard work. If you love what you do and if you’re truly committed to excellence, you can't go wrong with this one.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Candid, Personal View of Software Development
*by A***E on April 23, 2015*

In this book, the author describes his personal journey from an aspiring developer to an experienced professional. Sandro is a pundit for software craftsmanship, a phrase which delights some developers and irritates others. Regardless of how you view software development, the author provides personal and compelling descriptions of the profession's good, bad and ugly dimensions. With my 35+ years of experience as a developer, I could relate to nearly all of Sandro's experiences. The central question is what the attributes and habits of a truly professional developer are. The raw truth is that most software projects are grossly mismanaged and often employ unmotivated, semi-skilled developers. Is it any wonder that the majority of software projects are poorly designed, poorly implemented and painful to work on? Is it therefore surprising that a large percentage of those projects are abject failures? If you're an experienced developer but can't relate to Sandro's stories, then "professional" is a word that you will probably never understand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unusual, and not quite politically correct
*by B***A on August 7, 2020*

Tells you some stuff that may sound controversial: that there is more to a software developer than function and that beyond methods ans consensus there is still a qualitative aspect of the field.For the generation that is taught that everybody is equal, when you measure them by select criteria, the central subject may appear shocking. Yet, our culture has always acted out these ideas no matter the currently popular ideologies.For software professionals, this may be a valuable guide into their future: should they continue in the field or not.Should be read by managers and HR people too :)I think the content wiuld have been better as an essay. Too much is repeated so my impression is that the book is a bit inflated.

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