The Developer’s Code (For Juan Martinez) by Cheung, Ka Wai -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

The Developer’s Code Table of Contents Early Praise for The Developer’s Code Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Who Is the 21st-Century Programmer? 1.2 Discovering the Lessons Firsthand 1.3 This Book Is About Us

Chapter 2: Metaphor

Follow Metaphors with Care Plan Enough, Then Build Launch Is Just the First Release The “Ivory Tower” Architect Is a Myth Throw Away Your Old Code Diversification Over Specialization Metaphors Hide Better Ways of Working

Chapter 3: Motivation

The Perks Are in the Work Begin Where You Love to Begin Be Imperfect Stop Programming Test Your Work First Thing in the Morning Work Outside the Bedroom First Impressions Are Just That The Emotional Value of Launch Find an Argument

Chapter 4: Productivity

Just Say “No” to the Pet Project Constrain All of Your Parameters Cut the Detail Out of the Timeline Improve Your Product in Two Ways Daily Invest in a Good Work Environment Keep a Personal To-Do List Create “Off-Time” with Your Team Work in Small, Autonomous Teams Eliminate the “We” in Productivity

Chapter 5: Complexity

Sniff Out Bad Complexity The Simplicity Paradox Complexity as a Game of Pickup Sticks Keep Complexity Under the Surface “Hard to Code” Might Mean “Hard to Use” Know When to Refactor Develop a Programming Cadence

Chapter 6: Teaching

Teaching Is Unlike Coding Beware the “Curse of Knowledge” Teach with Obvious Examples Lie to Simplify Encourage Autonomous Thought

Chapter 7: Clients

The Tough Client Is Ubiquitous Demystify the Black Magic of Software Define the Goals of Your Application Be Enthusiastic and Opinionated Be Forgiving and Personable Value Is Much More Than Time Respect Your Project Manager

Chapter 8: Code

Write Code As a Last Resort A Plug-in Happy Culture Code Is the Ultimate Junior Developer Separate Robot Work from Human Work Generating Code at Its Core The Case for Rolling Your Own

Chapter 9: Pride

9.1 We Have a Marketing Problem 9.2 Lessons from the Cooking Industry

Appendix 1: Bibliography