9 weeks · 5 Oct – 7 Dec

The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Anniversary Edition

David Thomas & Andrew Hunt · Get the book

1. ✓

   A Pragmatic Philosophy Done

   Before any technique comes an attitude. Own your work, your mistakes, and your growth.

   7 topics · due Mon 12 Oct 2026
2. ✓

   A Pragmatic Approach Done

   Good design is whatever makes the next change cheaper. This chapter gives you the habits that keep code easy to change.

   8 topics · due Mon 19 Oct 2026
3. ✓

   The Basic Tools Done

   Your tools set the ceiling on how fast you can think in code. This chapter is about owning them instead of fighting them.

   7 topics · due Mon 26 Oct 2026
4. ✓

   Pragmatic Paranoia Done

   You can't write perfect software, so write code that notices when things go wrong and says so loudly.

   5 topics · due Mon 2 Nov 2026
5. ✓

   Bend, or Break Done

   Requirements always change, so code has to bend. This chapter is about coupling, and how to keep it low enough that change doesn't break you.

   5 topics · due Mon 9 Nov 2026
6. 6

   Concurrency This week

   Most concurrency bugs come from two things, hidden ordering assumptions and shared mutable state. This chapter shows how to design both out.

   4 topics · due Mon 16 Nov 2026
7. 7

   While You Are Coding Opens 16 Nov

   8 topics · due Mon 23 Nov 2026
8. 8

   Before the Project Opens 23 Nov

   4 topics · due Mon 30 Nov 2026
9. 9

   Pragmatic Projects Opens 30 Nov

   5 topics · due Mon 7 Dec 2026