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Welcome to a book I will never recommend to someone who wants to start learning how to program with Java: http://www.amazon.com/Java-Complete-...2920795&sr=1-2 . This books is a great example of how you will change the types of books you want for learning as you progress. Before you say, "great, he finally found a sucky book," please understand that it's very good. Let me explain. When you start learning how to ...
I've run into something recently, and it's started me wondering: is using a wiki a skill that isn't normally taught? For reference, I've posted on around 4 different wikis, including MediaWiki (private server), Hatta Wiki, and TiddlyWiki. In each case, after poking around at documentation on formatting markup, I've quickly started using it to organize my thoughts, track various types of information, and generally increase my productivity and organization. I find them to be wonderful ...
One of the questions that gets asked a LOT on this forum is, "How much math do you need to know to be a good programmer?" The general consensus is usually something along the lines of, "Some algebra, but more always helps." As a mathematician, I never really like that answer, because I know there is so much more that it is good for programmers to be aware of. I picked up Data Analysis: with Open Source Tools about 9 months ago, and have been reading it steadily since then (I keep ...
In case you didn't guess, this "programming" book is actually a project management book, focussing on managing software projects. So, should you bother with this book? I mean, most people reading this want write software, not manage it, right? There's a few things that make it a worthwhile read. I'll break these down into a few categories, depending on where your programming career may be. 1) You work as a programmer for a company. This will give you an idea of what the project ...
I know, you're shocked that I'm reading another book by The Pragmatic Programmers. This is a book about what types of things you should look at doing when you get ready to release a major software product. That should immediately alert you to what it is NOT about. This is NOT a book that will help you get through your programming homework. It will not give you insight into how to design your program, or how to work as a team. The examples are consistently dealing with huge e-tailer ...
Last Tuesday, I decided it was time for me to finally learn C#. I feel pretty comfortable with C, C++, Delphi, Lazarus, VBScript, JavaScript, and ColdFusion. I'm also familiar enough with Java, Lisp, and a smattering of other languages to feel pretty confident that I can do this. As a result, I picked up C# 4.0 Pocket Reference and started reading. I got about half-way through it when my first day off hit this morning. Having already installed Visual Studio Express, I started coding. ...
Before I get too far, I'll say this: if you have already read a few books from the Pragmatic Bookshelf, you will not find a lot of new ideas in here. However, the book is short enough that it's a very easy read, and won't stress you out. The focus on this book is simple, what can you do to get your product out the door? The material is broken down into four sections: 1) Tools you'll want in your company. This ranges from one-click builds to issue tracking to Continuous Integration ...
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