Programmer craftsmen are trained to use a specific set of tools (editors, object managers, tracker version) to produce a particular product type (program) that will operate in some environment (operating systems on hardware assemblies). The Pragmatic Programmer, Andrew Hunt and David Thomas codify many truths that they have discovered during their respective careers as designers of software and writers of code. Some nuggets of pragmatism are concrete writers, and clear the way for its implementation. There are recommendations to make the estimated time and cost, and to integrate the testing in the development process. You will want a copy of The Pragmatic Programmer for two reasons: it displays your own accumulated wisdom more clean than you ever bothered to state it, and it introduces the method of work you may have not considered the Wall. - David Topics covered: A useful approach to design and construction of software that allows for efficient, profitable development of high quality products. The elements of this approach include specification development, customer relations, team management, practice design, development tools, and testing procedures.