Code Complete • Steve McConnell & Jeffrey van Gogh

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. gotopia.tech/bookclub (http://gotopia.tech/bookclub) Read the full transcription of the interview here (https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/219/code-complete-a-practical-handbook-of-software-construction) Steve McConnell (https://twitter.com/stevemconstrux) - Author of “Code Complete (https://amzn.to/3Zgu9gr) ” & CEO at Construx Software Jeffrey van Gogh (https://twitter.com/jvgogh) - Director of Engineering at Google & Secretary of the Board at Kotlin Foundation RESOURCES stevemcconnell.com (https://stevemcconnell.com) DESCRIPTION Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell (https://stevemcconnell.com) ’s original “Code Complete (https://amzn.to/3Zgu9gr) ” has been helping developers write better software for over three decades. The author’s timeless techniques and strategies are still relevant in spite of the evolution of programming languages or the shift from waterfall to agile. He revises the impact these changes have had on the software environment together with Jeffrey Van Gogh (https://twitter.com/jvgogh) , Director of Software Engineering at Google. They don’t step away from covering some of the controversial subjects from the book and give relevant advice for programmers that are just entering this space. The interview is based on Steve's book "Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction (https://amzn.to/3Zgu9gr) ". RECOMMENDED BOOKS Steve McConnell • Code Complete (https://amzn.to/3Zgu9gr) Steve McConnell • Software Estimation (https://amzn.to/41ZbGHn) Steve McConnell • Rapid Development (https://amzn.to/3J6e5rl) Steve McConnell • Professional Software Development (https://amzn.to/3IVKUa8) Trisha Gee • Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA (https://amzn.to/3ZBgnGc) Trisha Gee, Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates • Head First Java (https://amzn.to/3k59BJ6) Michael Nygard • Release It! 2nd Edition (https://amzn.to/3WJeKV8) Ford, Richards, Sadalage & Dehghani • Software Architecture: The Hard Parts (https://amzn.to/3QeMgjR) Martin Kleppmann • Designing Data-Intensive Applications (https://amzn.to/3mk2Roj) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com) Twitter (https://twitter.com/GOTOcon) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/goto_con) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech (https://gotopia.tech) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL (https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1) - new videos posted daily!