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Old 02-13-2012, 04:17 PM  
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Originally Posted by raymor View Post
To keep my eyes from glazing over from starting at code and to make me a BETTER software engineer as opposed to one who can do more things poorly, I read anything about the theory and practice of programming as opposed to the syntax and interface of a specific class in a specific language.

In other words, books about development methodologies, security principles, test driven development, database design principles, etc. The stuff that teaches me how to do things BETTER rather than how do to yet another task. The documentation for a specific class in a specific language I just use for reference while I'm coding.

Since things like database design principles change score once every 30 years, classic works like Codd and Date, the inventors of SQL, are good reading and can be found at half price books, borrowed, etc.
good answer, I've always found learning syntax is something that needs to be accomplished by typing and changing and trying as you learn, not something you read in a book and apply later, but your point about theory is a very good one
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