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Book Synopsis''One of the best software design books of all time'' - BookAuthority
Cory Althoff is a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study, he learned to program well enough to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay. But once he got there, he realised he was severely under-prepared. He was overwhelmed by the amount of things he needed to know but hadn''t learned. His journey learning to program, and his experience in first software engineering job 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, Althoff 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 techn
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I always keep a few copies of The Self-taught Programmer around to give to anyone that comes to me for career advice -- Robin Abrams, board member, HCL Technologies, FactSet Research, Lattice Semiconductor and Sierra Wireless
Want to learn to program professionally? Follow Cory's advice -- David Phillips, co-founder, Hackbright Academy
I am incredibly impressed with this book -- JoAnn Buchanan, senior research associate, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Learning to program is increasingly important in finance. Althoff's book taught me the skills I need to stay competitive -- Derek Schaefer, senior finance manager, Charles Schwab
The Self-taught Programmer was a pleasure to read - something I never thought I would say about a technical book -- Melinda Sacks, former writer, editor, San Jose Mercury News
One of the best software design books of all time * BookAuthority *
