Description:This is a comprehensive self-help book for aspiring coders, filled with concrete, practical advice as well as useful insider tips and encouraging stories about learning to code and finding a programming job as a code newbie.Unlike most learn-to-code books, this one is actually written by someone who had no technical background whatsoever just several years ago—a former journalist and translator who managed to teach herself to code and find a paid full-time job as a software developer in just 9 months.Drawing upon her experience in journalism, Nadia Zhuk, now a software engineer at Zendesk, has written a detailed and captivating book that incorporates a heartfelt first-person account of her own career change into a well-structured how-to guide that you might want to revisit multiple times as you make your way in the world of IT.The book debunks popular misconceptions about being a programmer, gives a general overview of the industry, and helps you figure out which career path might suit you best. It then guides you through the best practices of learning to code, finding your first coding job, and getting through your early years as a self-taught programmer.The book also recommends the best resources for self-studying for those who chose Ruby on Rails as their primary technology. The advice is generic enough to be helpful in finding comparable resources for other technologies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Crossing the Rubycon: How to Learn to Code and Build a Programming Career. To get started finding Crossing the Rubycon: How to Learn to Code and Build a Programming Career, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
166
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
—
Release
2020
ISBN
8395948905
Crossing the Rubycon: How to Learn to Code and Build a Programming Career
Description: This is a comprehensive self-help book for aspiring coders, filled with concrete, practical advice as well as useful insider tips and encouraging stories about learning to code and finding a programming job as a code newbie.Unlike most learn-to-code books, this one is actually written by someone who had no technical background whatsoever just several years ago—a former journalist and translator who managed to teach herself to code and find a paid full-time job as a software developer in just 9 months.Drawing upon her experience in journalism, Nadia Zhuk, now a software engineer at Zendesk, has written a detailed and captivating book that incorporates a heartfelt first-person account of her own career change into a well-structured how-to guide that you might want to revisit multiple times as you make your way in the world of IT.The book debunks popular misconceptions about being a programmer, gives a general overview of the industry, and helps you figure out which career path might suit you best. It then guides you through the best practices of learning to code, finding your first coding job, and getting through your early years as a self-taught programmer.The book also recommends the best resources for self-studying for those who chose Ruby on Rails as their primary technology. The advice is generic enough to be helpful in finding comparable resources for other technologies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Crossing the Rubycon: How to Learn to Code and Build a Programming Career. To get started finding Crossing the Rubycon: How to Learn to Code and Build a Programming Career, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.