# A Pragmatic Quick Reference

**URL:** <https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289>\
**Category:** blog\
**Created:** [October 11, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289 "2004-10-11T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/user_avatar/discourse.codinghorror.com/codinghorror/32/36371_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/1 "2004-10-11T00:00:00Z")

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I modified the [recommended reading list](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000020.html) to include [The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020161622X/codihorr-20?tag=codihorr-20). By way of celebration, I also created a [vanilla HTML version of the quick reference card](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/files/Pragmatic%20Quick%20Reference.htm) included with the book. If you haven't read the book, the reference card will give you a great idea of the gems covered inside. And if you have, well, it never hurts to review a carefully considered checklist, provided you're [willing to question the list](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/05/following-the-instructions-on-the-paint-can.html).

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original blog entry at: [http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-reference.html](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/10/a-pragmatic-quick-reference.html)

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**Author:** ![thanassis](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/t/7ea924/32.png) [@thanassis](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/thanassis)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/2 "2006-07-11T00:00:00Z")

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very lucid approach to programming.  
Consider adding Ruby to your list of languages to try. thank you for this 🙂

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**Author:** ![Kris](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kris](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Kris)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/3 "2006-08-11T00:00:00Z")

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Very nice, I wanted to do something like this myself 🙂

You can check out my website for other summary of pragmatic programmer.

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**Author:** ![Karthik](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@Karthik](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Karthik)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/4 "2007-03-07T00:00:00Z")

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Thanks a ton for posting the “The Pragmatic Programmer Quick Reference Guide” online. I just started reading the book based on your recommendation.

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**Author:** ![Joan\_Planas](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@Joan\_Planas](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Joan_Planas)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/5 "2008-04-28T00:00:00Z")

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Everybody should read this list at least one time in their lives. Thanks for making it public.

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**Author:** ![Carlos](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Carlos](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Carlos)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/6 "2009-06-10T00:00:00Z")

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I’ve been looking for a quick reference of The Pragmatic Programmer book. This page is definitely a bookmark.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![CJ\_Dennis](https://discourse-cdn.codinghorror.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v2/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@CJ\_Dennis](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/CJ_Dennis)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/a-pragmatic-quick-reference/1289/7 "2017-09-14T06:53:10Z")

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