Dear new developer, The command line is a powerful tool, and writing shell scripts lets you write a series of commands once and replay them any time you like. But sometimes you will write a series of commands without putting them into a script. This may be because you are exploring a problem or because … Continue reading Use your shell’s history
Dear new developer, I thought this article was worth sharing, as it is a relatively inexperienced developer talking to newer devs. But as I read it, one piece of advice stuck out and is worth emphasizing. Plan first, then code Roberto Hernandez This is fundamental. Unlike, say carpentry, where planning is critical because you waste … Continue reading Plan first, then code
This is a guest post from Lorna Mitchell. Enjoy. Dear new developer, Recently, I decided my seven-year-old niece was old enough for her first programmable device. She has done a little bit of Scratch with me, so I bought her a BBC micro:bit (a very simple programmable device, with a web editor and USB connection, … Continue reading The Code Will Never Judge You
Dear new developer, https://twitter.com/saronyitbarek/status/1255278961250185218 I thought this was a great tweet. It's worth clicking through and reading the responses. I wrote my own tweet in response, but thought I'd write about it a bit more here. First, it's worth acknowledging that the term "senior developer" means different things in different places and times. Certainly the … Continue reading When do you feel like you’re “senior”
Letters To A New Developer 