Jeff Atwood

““If you don’t vote, you don’t count.” 🗳️”

2026-10-31

His blog since 2004, where he publishes his recommended-reading list for developers.

“Apparently, FizzBuzz style screening is required to keep interviewers from wasting their time interviewing programmers who can’t program.”

2007-02-26

“Maybe it’s foolish to begin interviewing a programmer without looking at their code first.”

2007-02-26

“Why are updates to my reading list so rare? Because computers change a lot in 10 years, but people don't. To make better software, you need to understand how people work, and that is what the books I recommend tend to…”

2004-02-02

“Steve McConnell's Code Complete 2 is the Joy of Cooking for software developers. Reading it means that you enjoy your work, you're serious about what you do, and you want to keep improving.”

2004-02-02, book, by Steve McConnell, recommended

“I challenge any developer to pick up a copy of The Mythical Man Month and not find this tale of a long-defunct OS, and the long-defunct team that developed it, startlingly relevant.”

2004-02-02, book, by Frederick P. Brooks, recommended

“The single best book on usability I've ever read. The title says "web usability" but don't be fooled by its faux specificity. Steve Krug covers every important usability concept in this book, and covers it well.”

2004-02-02, book, by Steve Krug, loved