ISBN: 978-5-93286-127-1 (Russian), 978-1-59327-119-0 (English) Nothing compares in value to the advice of a real professional programmer. Peter Goodliffe's The Programmer's Craft is clear, practical and entertaining. It will help you take your programming to a higher level and show you how to write code that does more than "just work." Yes, you know how to write code that works, but how do you write clear code? How to make it reliable and error-free? Will other programmers be able to figure out the logic and purpose of your code? Great programmers don't just have technical knowledge; they have the right approach and attitude to programming.

This is your guide to surviving the software production environment. This book is about what no one taught you: how to program correctly in real life. Here you will find non-language-specific guidelines that are useful to all developers, covering issues such as presentation style, variable naming, error handling, security, team productivity, development techniques, and documentation.

The reader should have programming experience, because the book does not teach programming - it teaches how to program correctly. The publication will also be useful for senior students familiar with the principles of programming.