The Self-Taught Programmer: The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally

About this book

I am a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study I learned to program well enough to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay. Once I got there I realized I was severely under-prepared. I was overwhelmed by the amount of things I needed to know but hadnt learned yet. My journey learning to program and my experience at my first job as a software engineer 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 I also cover the rest of the things you need to know to program professionally that classes and books dont teach you. "The Self-taught Programmer" is a roadmap a guide to take you from writing your first Python program to passing your first technical interview. I divided the book into six sections: 1. Learn to program in Python 3 and build your first program. 2. Learn Object-oriented programming and create a powerful Python program to get you hooked. 3. Learn to use tools like Git Bash regular expressions and databases. Then use your new coding skills to build a web scraper. 4. Study Computer Science fundamentals including computer architecture data structures algorithms and network programming. 5. Learn to program for production: I cover the software development process testing and best coding practices. 6. Finish with tips for working with a team and landing a programming job. You CAN learn to program professionally. The path is there. Will you take it?