Pragmatic Programmer and Code Complete are usually mentioned as classic programmer text books. I own both and have probably read 10 pages between the 2 books.
I haven't read Code Complete but I did flip it open to a random page around halfway through the book, and was treated to a page-long explanation about the fact that conditions in loops aren't constantly being evaluated, but only once at the top of each loop.
I think it's reasonable to simply assume the entire book is bullshit after that.
I think it's reasonable to simply assume the entire book is bullshit after that.