I bought some of these books because you hear the same titles over and over again, so I had to see what the fuss was about. Code Complete was one of them.
In no way did I find it enlightening. I found it to be straightforward, dense, and boring.
I'd be interested to see a list that separates responses from the "Windows people" and the "Unix people." Hopefully that doesn't sound elitist, I just feel like they are completely different worlds sometimes. Most of the Joel/Atwood/SO fans seem to fit this archetype, and CC is their favorite book.
In no way did I find it enlightening. I found it to be straightforward, dense, and boring.
I'd be interested to see a list that separates responses from the "Windows people" and the "Unix people." Hopefully that doesn't sound elitist, I just feel like they are completely different worlds sometimes. Most of the Joel/Atwood/SO fans seem to fit this archetype, and CC is their favorite book.