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Street Coder

Street Coder

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Computer science theory quickly collides with the harsh reality of professional software development. This beginner's guide shows you how to get the job done by prioritizing tasks, making quick decisions, and knowing which rules to break.

In Street Coder you will learn:

Data types, algorithms, and data structures for speedy software development
Putting "bad" practices to good use
Learn to love testing
Embrace code breaks and become friends with failure
Beginner-friendly insight on code optimization, asynchronous programming, parallelization, and refactoring

Street Coder: Rules to break and how to break them is a programmer's survival guide, full of tips, tricks, and hacks that will make you a more efficient programmer. It takes the best practices you learn in a computer science class and deconstructs them to show when they’re beneficial—and when they aren't!

This book's rebel mindset challenges status quo thinking and exposes the important skills you need on the job. You'll learn the crucial importance of algorithms and data structures, turn programming chores into programming pleasures, and shatter dogmatic principles keeping you from your full potential. Welcome to the streets!

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
Fresh-faced CS grads, bootcampers, and other junior developers lack a vital quality: the “street smarts” of experience. To succeed in software, you need the skills and discipline to put theory into action. You also need to know when to go rogue and break the unbreakable rules. This book is your survival guide.

About the book
Street Coder teaches you how to handle the realities of day-to-day coding as a software developer. Self-taught guru Sedat Kapanoglu shares down-and-dirty advice that’s rooted in his personal hands-on experience, not abstract theory or ivory-tower ideology. You’ll learn how to adapt what you’ve learned from books and classes to the challenges you’ll face on the job. As you go, you’ll get tips on everything from technical implementations to handling a paranoid manager.

What's inside

Beginner-friendly insights on code optimization, parallelization, and refactoring
Put “bad” practices to good use
Learn to love testing
Embrace code breaks and become friends with failure

About the reader
For new programmers. Examples in C#.

About the author
Sedat Kapanoglu is a self-taught programmer with more than 25 years of experience, including a stint at Microsoft.

Table of Contents
1 To the streets
2 Practical theory
3 Useful anti-patterns
4 Tasty testing
5 Rewarding refactoring
6 Security by scrutiny
7 Opinionated optimization
8 Palatable scalability
9 Living with bugs

Details of Book

ISBN13: 9781617298370
ISBN10: 1617298379
Language: English
Publisher: Manning
Publication Year: 2022
Format: Paperback

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    Practical street-smart advice for novice programmers.

  • Who is this book for?

    If you're just starting out in software development and want real-world, no-nonsense guidance, Street Coder is an eye-opener. It shares how to navigate the rough parts of coding life with clever tricks, including when to bend the rules to get things done faster. This book feels like chatting with a mentor who’s been there, making coding less intimidating and more achievable.

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