Becoming a better programmer / Pete Goodliffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodliffe, Pete, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer programming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

2014.

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you’re passionate about programming and want to get better at it, you’ve come to the right source. Code Craft author Pete Goodliffe presents a collection of useful techniques and approaches to the art and craft of programming that will help boost your career and your well-being. The book’s standalone chapters span the range of a software developer’s life—dealing with code, learning the trade, and improving performance—with no language or industry bias.

Contents:

Care about the code : adopting the correct approach and attitude to code

you.write(code). Keeping up appearances : code presentation : layout and naming

Write less code! : avoiding unnecessary lines of code

Improve code by removing it : identifying and removing dead code

The ghost of a codebase past : learning from the code you wrote in the past

Navigating a route : how to start working with unfamiliar code

Wallowing in filth : dealing with unpleasant, messy code

Don't ignore that error! : healthy attitudes for error handling

Expect the unexpected : writing robust code that considers all possibilities

Bug hunting : how to find and fix bugs

Testing times : developer testing : unit, integration, and system tests

Coping with complexity : designing code well, to avoid unnecessary complexity

A tale of two systems : the consequences of good and bad design

Practice makes perfect. Software development is : what is the software stuff?

Playing by the rules : inventing rules that define your development team

Keep it simple : striving for simplicity in our software

Use your brain : programmers are allowed and encouraged to use their brain, don't be stupid!

Nothing is set in stone : no code is sacred, everything changes

A case for code reuse : the healthy way to reuse code

Effective version control : using version control well

Getting one past the goalpost : working effectively with the QA team

The curious case of the frozen code : code freeze : what it is, and whether it is necessary

Please release me : making software releases

Getting personal. Live to love to learn : how to learn effectively

Test-driven developers : driving as an analogy to programming : how do we learn and pass the test?

Relish the challenge : how to find the right challenges to stay motivated and keep your skills sharp

Avoid stagnation : preventing your programming skills from going stale

The ethical programmer : ethical issues in the developer's life

A love for languages : learning many programming languages and loving the ones you use

Posturing programmers : improving the programmer's health : posture, eye strain, and keeping your spirits up

Getting things done. Smarter, not harder : working effectively : avoiding unnecessary work and solving the right problems

It's done when it's done : defining your programming tasks and knowing exactly when you're done

This time I've got it : avoiding a narrow focus : find the best way to solve a problem

The people pursuit. People power : how to position yourself alongside excellent programmers, and how to work well in a team

It's the thought that accounts : accountability : how it improves you and your work

Speak up! : communication skills for the software developer

Many-festos : software manifestors : what and why?

An ode to code : a cautionary tale of software mismanagement.

Notes:

Includes index.

Cover title: Becoming a better programmer : a handbook for people who care about code.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 15, 2014).

ISBN:

9781491905579

1491905573

9781491905562

1491905565

9781491905586

1491905581

OCLC:

893677326