The Programmer's Brain by W.F. Hermans
What every programmer needs to know about cognition
A concise, research-backed exploration of how cognitive principles—working memory limits, attention, chunking, and cognitive load—shape how programmers read, write, debug, and learn code, translating psychological findings into concrete programming practices. It explains why small, well-named functions, clear layout, tests, automation, and refactoring reduce mental effort, shows how experts differ from novices, and offers practical strategies for deliberate practice, error prevention, comprehension, and tool use so developers can structure code, workflows, and learning to align with how the human brain actually works.
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