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Psychology of computer programming Gerald M. Weinberg
Publisher: Dorset House

Edward mentioned what looks like an interesting book about how to be happy in your career as a computer programmer here. In 1971, Gerald Weinberg published his (now classic) book, The Psychology of Computer Programming. Tim will be talking about the absolute basics of computer programming, without any actual code (using plain English descriptions instead). Sent in an example of the normalization of computer programming as a female occupation, posted at Fog Creek. The Psychology of Computer Programming 398 pages | Sep 22 2010 |ISBN: 0442292643 | PDF | 5.5 Mb This book has a wealth of information on how programmers work when in groups, and is a useful. A Linguist, John Grinder and Mathematician, Richard Bandler created NLP during the seventies with strong interests in successful people, psychology, language, and computer programming. In my experience, we rarely look at psychological issues related to software development. Many years ago I read "The Psychology of Computer Programming" first edition, and found it to be the best book that I had ever read about the field of computer programming. Triggered by Elisabeth I had an eye on stuff while starting to read The Psychology of Computer Programming only recently – yeah, I didn't read all of Jerry's books so far. Has anyone else found anything better? Historically, the practice of code reviews existed in methodologies like RUP as both informal code they will find errors. The Psychology of Computer Programming. As most software development teams know, frequent code reviews ensure the containment of poor code quality such as inefficiencies in unit-level design and lack of adherence to coding standards. This article appeared in a 1967 issue of Cosmopolitan and quotes computer scientist Dr. This is just a quick quote from the course description of a ten year old course in Cognitive Psychology and Computer Programming at the Texas A&M: Computer. Everyone ends up learning from their own mistakes and other people's mistakes.” – Jerry Weinberg, “The Psychology of Computer Programming”, 1971. Unfortunately, geek psychology doesn't often lead to this kind of design process.