用于使代码保持灵活并且易于改编和复用的各种架构技术，利用许多富有娱乐性的奇闻轶事、具有思想性的例子及有趣的类比，全面阐释了软件开发的许多不同方面的最佳实践和重大陷阱。 本书是The Pragmatic Programmer一书的评注版，力邀国内资深专家执笔，在英文原著的基础上增加了中文点评和注释，旨在融合二者之长，既保留经典的原创文字与味道，又以先行者的学研心得与实践感悟，对读者的阅读和学习加以点拨，指明捷径。

务实的哲学1

CHAPTER1 A PRAGMATIC PHILOSOPHY（新增评注21条）5

1． The Cat Ate My Source Code6

2． Software Entropy8

3． Stone Soup and Boiled Frogs11

4． Good-Enough Software14

5． Your Knowledge Portfolio16

6． Communicate!23

务实的方法29

CHAPTER 2 A PRAGMATIC APPROACH（新增评注34条）35

7． The Evils of Duplication36

8． Orthogonality44

9． Reversibility54

10． Tracer Bullets58

11． Prototypes and Post-it Notes64

12． Domain Languages68

13． Estimating75

基本工具83

CHAPTER 3 THE BASIC TOOLS（新增评注18条）87

14． The Power of Plain Text89

15． Shell Games93

16． Power Editing98

17． Source Code Control103

18． Debugging106

19． Text Manipulation115

20． Code Generators119

务实的执著125

CHAPTER 4 PRAGMATIC PARANOIA（新增评注20条）129

21． Design by Contract130

22． Dead Programs Tell No Lies142

23． Assertive Programming144

24． When to Use Exceptions148

25． How to Balance Resources151

解耦合是王道161

CHAPTER 5 BEND, OR BREAK（新增评注13条）165

26． Decoupling and the Law of Demeter166

27． Metaprogramming172

28． Temporal Coupling178

29． It’s Just a View185

30． Blackboards193

编码时刻199

CHAPTER 6 WHILE YOU ARE CODING（新增评注16条）203

31． Programming by Coincidence204

32． Algorithm Speed209

33． Refactoring216

34． Code That’s Easy to Test221

35． Evil Wizards230

需求与问题233

CHAPTER 7 BEFORE THE PROJECT（新增评注22条）237

36． The Requirements Pit238

37． Solving Impossible Puzzles249

38． Not Until You’re Ready252

39． The Specification Trap254

40． Circles and Arrows257

团队261

CHAPTER 8 PRAGMATIC PROJECTS（新增评注13条）265

41． PragmaticTeams266

42． Ubiquitous Automation272

43． Ruthless Testing279

44． It’s All Writing290

45． Great Expectations298

46． Pride and Prejudice300

APPENDIX A RESOURCES303

Professional Societies304

Building a Library304

Internet Resources308

Bibliography316

APPENDIX B ANSWERS TO EXERCISES321

INDEX351