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I've recently finished reading this programmer's bible from the legendary author and can say that I am no way dissapointed in it. It proved to be the exact must-read book which every IT person must have read. But let's start from the very beginning.
This book took a lot of time, but I am not hesitating about any single minute spent on it. This is a perfect book which helps either developer or managers, but in common -- every IT guy. You can read it "from bumper to bumper", you can skip chapters, you can use it as a table book, looking through an interesting topics every moment when you want to remind something for yourself. It's good for anything.
I really sad that I had no chance to read it when I was starting my IT career, in the beginning of 90s. This books has got so many priceless advices, suggestions and tips that I am so excited about. Yes, this is a great book for a colledge guy or someone who's got some technical knowledge already, but misses practice or experience. And no, I am definitely disagree with those ones, who advocating this book to be is too generic for experienced programmers. That's not the thruth, you just didn't understand the book.
Okay, now your turn, IT managers, or, IT-managers-to-be-guys. Don't get fooled, read the book. I know a lot of guys advocating CC2E to be the programmer's book only. No, it's not. It's more "common sense" book for IT professional, than a technical guide for some engineer. Personally, as I wrote already, I treat it as a table book, like a reference guide.
Yes, this book is neither a "silver buller" and nor a super-secret technical how-to. It wouldn't make you richer just because of reading it, but it can make you smarter, which worths its money, huh?