Programmer and Author
Dave Thomas is a British American programmer, author, and co-founder of The Pragmatic Bookshelf publishing company. He co-authored The Pragmatic Programmer with Andrew Hunt, coined the term DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), and was an original signatory of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.
by David Thomas
Thomas and Hunt argue that great software comes from a craftsman's mindset: think critically, take ownership, and never stop learning. Pragmatic techniques like DRY and orthogonality compound into mastery.
The books David Thomas references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Martin Fowler
Fowler argues that improving code structure without changing behaviour is essential to software longevity. Small, disciplined refactoring steps reduce complexity and prevent technical debt from compounding.
by Don Norman
Norman reveals why badly designed objects frustrate us and how good design makes correct use intuitive. The principles, affordances, feedback, constraints, apply far beyond physical products.
Who David draws from, and who draws from David — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.