From: Jon Egil Strand <jes@...>
Date: 2007-01-03T05:41:28+09:00
Subject: Re: General Programming Books

> 
> There's something like: "Academics to Real World - What really need to
> know but then never told you" ?
> 

My transition from the academic to the non-academic world was kind of 
rough, mostly because of the reasons you mentioned. Right out of school we 
had a project havoc that really burnt the team. 

But

When we finally finished I read in order:

 1) Mythical Man Month (Aha, our problems were neither new nor unique)

 2) The pragmatic programmer (Ouch, I wish I had read this 9 months ago)

 3) Pickaxe (Now that's a language I like)


So, I'd say 1) for the classic overview and 2) for the 
down-to-earth advice, then 3) for the solution. 


All the best
JE