{"product_id":"the-selftaught-programmer-9781472147103","title":"The Selftaught Programmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the best software design books of all time'' - \u003ci\u003eBookAuthority\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCory 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Self-taught Programmer\u003c\/i\u003e is a roadmap, a guide to take you from writing your first Python program to passing your first techn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI always keep a few copies of \u003ci\u003eThe Self-taught Programmer\u003c\/i\u003e around to give to anyone that comes to me for career advice -- \u003cb\u003eRobin Abrams, board member, HCL Technologies, FactSet Research, Lattice Semiconductor and Sierra Wireless\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWant to learn to program professionally? Follow Cory's advice -- \u003cb\u003eDavid Phillips, co-founder, Hackbright Academy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am incredibly impressed with this book -- \u003cb\u003eJoAnn Buchanan, senior research associate, Allen Institute for Brain Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning to program is increasingly important in finance. Althoff's book taught me the skills I need to stay competitive -- \u003cb\u003eDerek Schaefer, senior finance manager, Charles Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Self-taught Programmer \u003c\/i\u003ewas a pleasure to read - something I never thought I would say about a technical book -- \u003cb\u003eMelinda Sacks, former writer, editor, San Jose Mercury News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best software design books of all time * BookAuthority *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739399106903,"sku":"9781472147103","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472147103.jpg?v=1720052134","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-selftaught-programmer-9781472147103","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}