Thanks for sharing! I hadn't read that one, but I read Code Complete early in my career and loved it. It's been on my bookshelf forever, but I've only gone back to it a few times. But every time I do, I think, "This is really good! I should re-read this."

I was wondering whatever happened to him because the guys that were popular around his time (Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, Ward Cunningham) all continued writing, even if their popularity waned after the 2000s. But I just never saw anything from McConnell again.

It turns out he quit software to be a financial advisor, which is quite surprising.[0]

[0] https://raindogllc.com/steve-mcconnell-investment-advisor/