Are you doing all you can to further your career as a software developer? With today's rapidly changing and ever-expanding technologies, being successful requires more than technical expertise. To grow professionally, you also need soft skills and effective learning techniques. Honing those skills is what this book is all about. Authors Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye have cataloged dozens of behavior patterns to help you perfect essential aspects of your craft.
Compiled from years of research, many interviews, and feedback from O'Reilly's online forum, these patterns address difficult situations that programmers, administrators, and DBAs face every day. And it's not just about financial success. Apprenticeship Patterns also approaches software development as a means to personal fulfillment. Discover how this book can help you make the best of both your life and your career.
Solutions to some common obstacles that this book explores in-depth include:
- Burned out at work? "Nurture Your Passion" by finding a pet project to rediscover the joy of problem solving.
- Feeling overwhelmed by new information? Re-explore familiar territory by building something you've built before, then use "Retreat into Competence" to move forward again.
- Stuck in your learning? Seek a team of experienced and talented developers with whom you can "Be the Worst" for a while.
"Brilliant stuff! Reading this book was like being in a time machine that pulled me back to those key learning moments in my career as a professional software developer and, instead of having to learn best practices the hard way, I had a guru sitting on my shoulder guiding me every step towards master craftsmanship. I'll certainly be recommending this book to clients. I wish I had this book 14 years ago!" -Russ Miles, CEO, OpenCredo
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is Software Craftsmanship?
What Is Apprenticeship?
What Is an Apprenticeship Pattern? Where Did the Patterns Come From?
Where Do We Go from Here?
Chapter 2 Emptying the Cup
Your First Language
The White Belt
Unleash Your Enthusiasm
Concrete Skills
Expose Your Ignorance
Confront Your Ignorance
The Deep End
Retreat into Competence
Wrapping Up
Chapter 3 Walking the Long Road
The Long Road
Craft over Art
Sustainable Motivations
Nurture Your Passion
Draw Your Own Map
Use Your Title
Stay in the Trenches
A Different Road
Wrapping Up
Chapter 4 Accurate Self-Assessment
Be the Worst
Find Mentors
Kindred Spirits
Rubbing Elbows
Sweep the Floor
Wrapping Up
Chapter 5 Perpetual Learning
Expand Your Bandwidth
Practice, Practice, Practice
Breakable Toys
Use the Source
Reflect As You Work
Record What You Learn
Share What You Learn
Create Feedback Loops
Learn How You Fail
Wrapping Up Chapter 6 Construct Your Curriculum
Reading List
Read Constantly
Study the Classics
Dig Deeper
Familiar Tools
Wrapping Up
Chapter 7 Conclusion
Appendix Pattern List
Appendix A Call for Apprenticeship
Appendix A Retrospective on the First Year of Obtiva s Apprenticeship Program
Appendix Online Resources
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