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
2. Programmer ???
3. Engineer ???
5. story time...
6. but why ?! The Future of Programming by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHnMItX2hEQ
7. how ? Engineering Standards and Disciplines!
8. what exactly ?
9. Step 1: programming language
10. do NOT choose JavaScript !!!
11. do NOT choose JavaScript !!! SERIOUSLY !!!
12. do NOT choose JavaScript !!! SERIOUSLY !!! * not YET...
13. Java / C# or Python / Go / PHP / Ruby / JavaScript / ...
14. write some code!
15. • practice OOP concepts • make simple small programs • no GUIs for now...
16. Step 2: IDE + Text Editor
17. Step 3: Web MVC* framework
 SpringBoot / ASP.NET MVC / Django / Symfony / Rails / ...
18. write some code!
19. • make a fully working project
 (couple of entities, GUI, CRUD) 
 • make another one 
 • deploy it, make sure it actually works!
20. Step 4: Algorithms and
 Data Structures
21. write some code!
22. Congrats! You are now a Junior Programmer!
23. you are NOT
 the king of the world! * yet...
24. NOW the Engineer's Journey begins!
25. Step 5: Clean Code
26. "Clean Code: Fundamentals" video series on cleancoders.com or
27. • Naming • Functions • Comments • Formatting • Error Handling • Unit Tests • Test Driven Development • Refactoring • Code Smells • ...
28. write some code!
29. Congrats! You are now a Junior Engineer!
30. you are still NOT
 the king of the world!
31. Step 6:
 Software Architecture
32. Hexagonal / Ports and Adapters / Plug-in / Clean / ...
 Architecture
33. "Clean Code: SOLID Principles" and "Clean Code: Component Design" video series on cleancoders.com or
34. write some code!
35. Step 7:
 Design Patterns
36. write some code!
37. now you know,
 you will never be the king of the world
38. but...
39. NOW you can write JavaScript !!!
40. NOW you can write JavaScript !!! TypeScript
41. Step 7:
 Agile
42. Scrum
 Master
43. or or "Clean Code: Agile" video series on cleancoders.com
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
46. Twitter: @LazarKovacevic
 
 Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lazarkovacevic