The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally
Description :The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally by Cory Althoff
I am a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study, I learned to
program well enough to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay.
Once I got there, I realized I was severely under-prepared. I was
overwhelmed by the amount of things I needed to know but hadn't learned
yet. My journey learning to program, and my experience at my first job
as a software engineer were the inspiration for this book. This book is
not just about learning to program; although you will learn to code. If
you want to program professionally, it is not enough to learn to code;
that is why, in addition to helping you learn to program, I also cover
the rest of the things you need to know to program professionally that
classes and books don't teach you. "The Self-taught Programmer" is a
roadmap, a guide to take you from writing your first Python program, to
passing your first technical interview. I divided the book into six
sections: 1. Learn to program in Python 3 and build your first program.
2. Learn Object-oriented programming and create a powerful Python
program to get you hooked. 3. Learn to use tools like Git, Bash, regular
expressions and databases. Then use your new coding skills to build a
web scraper. 4. Study Computer Science fundamentals including computer
architecture, data structures, algorithms and network programming. 5.
Learn to program for production: I cover the software development
process, testing, and best coding practices.6. Finish with tips for
working with a team and landing a programming job.You CAN learn to
program professionally. The path is there. Will you take it?
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