Letter to a Junior Developer: The Engineering Side of Programming

Slides from my talk at ex-YU IT Experts event organized by www.NemackiKutak.com and https://tech.Wayfair.com in Berlin.

Transcript

1. LETTER TO A JUNIOR DEVELOPER:
   THE ENGINEERING SIDE OF PROGRAMMING
   @LazarKovacevic
   

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2. Programmer ???
   

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3. Engineer ???
   

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5. story time...
   

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6. but why ?!
   The Future of Programming
   by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)

   

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHnMItX2hEQ
   

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7. how ?
   Engineering Standards and Disciplines!
   

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8. what exactly ?
   

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9. Step 1:
   programming language
   

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10. do NOT choose
    JavaScript !!!
    

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11. do NOT choose
    JavaScript !!!
    SERIOUSLY !!!
    

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12. do NOT choose
    JavaScript !!!
    SERIOUSLY !!!
    * not YET...
    

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13. Java / C#
    or
    Python / Go / PHP / Ruby / JavaScript / ...
    

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14. write
    some
    code!
    

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15. • practice OOP concepts
    • make simple small programs
    • no GUIs for now...
    

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16. Step 2:
    IDE + Text Editor
    

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17. Step 3:
    Web MVC* framework

    SpringBoot / ASP.NET MVC / Django / Symfony / Rails / ...
    

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18. write
    some
    code!
    

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19. • make a fully working project

    (couple of entities, GUI, CRUD) 

    • make another one 

    • deploy it, make sure it actually works!
    

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20. Step 4:
    Algorithms and

    Data Structures
    

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21. write
    some
    code!
    

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22. Congrats! You are now a
    Junior Programmer!
    

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23. you are NOT

    the king of the world!
    * yet...
    

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24. NOW the Engineer's
    Journey begins!
    

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25. Step 5:
    Clean Code
    

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26. "Clean Code:
    Fundamentals"
    video series on
    cleancoders.com
    or
    

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27. • Naming
    • Functions
    • Comments
    • Formatting
    • Error Handling
    • Unit Tests
    • Test Driven
    Development
    • Refactoring
    • Code Smells
    • ...
    

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28. write
    some
    code!
    

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29. Congrats! You are now a
    Junior Engineer!
    

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30. you are still NOT

    the king of the world!
    

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31. Step 6:

    Software Architecture
    

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32. Hexagonal / Ports and Adapters / Plug-in / Clean / ...

    Architecture
    

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33. "Clean Code:
    SOLID Principles"
    and
    "Clean Code:
    Component Design"
    video series on
    cleancoders.com
    or
    

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34. write
    some
    code!
    

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35. Step 7:

    Design Patterns
    

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36. write
    some
    code!
    

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37. now you know,

    you will never be the
    king of the world
    

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38. but...
    

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39. NOW you can write
    JavaScript !!!
    

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40. NOW you can write
    JavaScript !!!
    TypeScript
    

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41. Step 7:

    Agile
    

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42. Scrum

    Master
    

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43. or or
    "Clean Code:
    Agile"
    video series on
    cleancoders.com
    

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45. want to learn more?
    • learn more about TDD:

    - Test Driven Development: By Example - Kent Beck

    - "Clean Code: Advanced TDD" video series on cleancoders.com
    • Refactoring:

    - Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code - Martin Fowler
    • learn more about Software Architecture/Design:

    - Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture - Martin Fowler
    • learn how to cope with Legacy Code:

    - Working Effectively with Legacy Code - Michael Feathers
    

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46. Twitter:
    @LazarKovacevic

    

    Linkedin:
    linkedin.com/in/lazarkovacevic
    

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