Street Coder

Street Coder: Rulesto break and how to break them is a guide for beginner programmers making their move from learner to developer. Written by self-taught pro Sedat Kapanoglu,it takes the best practices you learn in a computer science class and deconstructs them to show when they're beneficial—and when they aren't! Theeasy-to-follow C# examples easily translate to any modern programming language.In this practical guide, you'll learn how some antipatterns and "bad" programming practices can actually be put togood use, and develop an ever-questioning mindset for assessing techniques ontheir own merits. This book is built on the kind of challenges you'll face onthe job—from technical projects like building a search feature, to succeeding in a dysfunctional team with a paranoid manager. When you're done, you'll be street smart and ready to start creating efficient software. Software development isn't an "ivory tower" exercise.Street coders get the job done by prioritizing tasks, making quick decisions, and knowing which rules to break. Street Coder: Rules to break and how to break themis a programmer's survival guide, full of tips, tricks, and hacks that will make you a more efficient programmer. This book's rebel mindset challenges status quo thinking and exposes the important skills you need on the job. You'll learnthe crucial importance of algorithms and data structures, turn programming chores into programming pleasures, and shatter dogmatic principles keeping you from your full potential. Every new coder starts out with a lot of theory; the "streetsmarts" come with experience. To be successful, you need to know how toput theory into action, understand why "best practices" are the best, and know when to go rogue and break the unbreakable rules.