What To Know Before Debating Type Systems Recently, it was brought up on Proggit that Chris Smith's "What to Know Before Debating Type Systems" was no longer online. This is a really great article, and in an effort to make sure it survives, I've grabbed the archive.org cache and am 'reprinting' it here. If you're into programming languages, read this and level up! EDIT: Chris has placed it back online. Without further ado, "What to Know Before Debating Type Systems": What To Know Before Debating Type Systems I would be willing to place a bet that most computer programmers have, on multiple occasions, expressed an opinion about the desirability of certain kinds of type systems in programming languages. There are a few common misconceptions, though, that confuse these discussions. Classifying Type Systems Type systems are commonly classified by several words, of which the most common are "static," "dynamic," "strong," and "weak." Strong and Weak Typing Probably the most common way type systems are classified is "strong" or "weak."
The 20 Websites You Need to Learn Math Step by Step Advertisement Learning math online for free can seem too good to be true. But it’s not. Your age doesn’t matter. What seems daunting is finding the right sites for each level of math. The well known Khan Academy is a gold bookmark, but there are other sites out there worthy of your attention. Starting with Arithmetic Arthmetic shouldn’t be overlooked, as there is always a new and more efficient way at looking at numbers. The best site to learn arithmetic should be one that includes easy to follow instructions, shows more images rather than text, and lets the user practice with numbers. MathABC is the best site to practice arithmetic. No matter what age or level you’re at, you should give MathABC a try! Other suggested sites include: Math.com and Arithmetic Game, which provides an online speed drill. On to Pre-Algebra Next up is pre-algebra, a necessary math level for anyone in high school or getting ready to take the GED. Up Next, Algebra 1 and 2 Go with Geometry Turning to Trigonometry
Being A Developer After 40 Being A Developer After 40 (This is the talk I have given at App Builders Switzerland on April 25th, 2016. The slides are available on SpeakerDeck and at the bottom of this article.) Hi everyone, I am a forty-two years old self-taught developer, and this is my story. A couple of weeks ago I came by the tweet below, and it made me think about my career, and those thoughts brought me back to where it all began for me: I started my career as a software developer at precisely 10am, on Monday October 6th, 1997, somewhere in the city of Olivos, just north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The World In 1997 The world was a slightly different place back then. Websites did not have cookie warnings. Smartphones looked like the Nokia 9000 Communicator; they had 8 MB of memory, a 24 MHz i386 CPU and run the GEOS operating system. Smartwatches looked like the CASIO G-SHOCK DW-9100BJ. IBM Deep Blue had defeated for the first time Garry Kasparov in a game of chess. My First Developer Job 6776 Days 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
exercism.io The Practical Guide to Becoming a Professional Web Developer — Free Code Camp This article is meant to serve as a practical guide to becoming a professional web developer. I’ve spent over 20 years writing code for the web. I work with and help developers daily. In this article, I will tell you what you should learn, when you should learn it, and where you can learn it from (usually for free). I’ll then give you advice on how to get real world experience and, most importantly, how to get paid for writing code. There are many valuable links to free and important resources spread throughout this article. I get no direct compensation for mentioning any of the sites listed here. Two things to keep in mind… 1. This guide will help you no matter where you are on your journey toward becoming a professional developer. “Begin at the beginning and go on until you come to the end; then stop.” 2. Money is not the most important thing. I’ve decided to learn to code. Congratulations! Learn Basic HTML I know some basic HTML Awesome! Learn Basic JavaScript Fantastic! Learn CSS Both?
How to get a job when you’re a self-taught developer November 9, 2015By Callie Johnson Applying for a new job is nerve-wracking, but it can be especially scary when you’re self-taught. Aside from not having access to career assistance from a university, you don’t have that expensive degree some employers still want. Even though you may feel like you’re alone in your quest, you’re not; 41 percent of developers are self-taught, according to the 2015 Stack Overflow Developer Survey. Not having a degree doesn’t render your search impossible, it simply means that you may need to take a slightly different path. Here are some tips for landing the job you deserve. Know yourself Before you even begin job-hunting you need to figure out a way to gauge your level of expertise. Craft a portfolio After you’ve figured out where you stand, start blogging or have a presence on the Internet. If you have public code, like on Github, your skills will be so much more apparent to a hiring manager. Sell yourself Get creative About the Author Callie Johnson Discussion
Playbook for software design and development | By thoughtbot We are thoughtbot. We have worked with hundreds of product teams all over the world, from individual founders who are self-funded, to large multi-national organizations. We have also created our own products and dozens of open source libraries. This is our playbook. It details how we make successful web and mobile products, and also how we run our company. It's filled with things we've learned based on our own experience and study of others' experiences. It is a living document that everyone at thoughtbot can edit in a private GitHub repo. We've made the playbook free and licensed it as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial so you may learn from, or use, our tactics in your own company. Product Design Sprint All our projects are design-led, starting with post-its and sketching, ending with design implemented as code in the app. Introduction to Product Design Sprints Phase 0: Prepare Phase 1: Understand Phase 2: Diverge Phase 3: Converge Phase 4: Prototype Phase 5: Test and Learn Planning Time
16 Best YouTube Channels To Start Learning Web Development Want to be a web developer but not sure where to start or which programming language to begin with? There are plenty of resources you can fall back on to start learning languages like Swift or frameworks like AngularJS or even responsive design or just coding in general, if you know where to look (they’re everywhere on the Web). Then again, there are some of us who learn better via video, and this contributes to many web design lessons being made available on Youtube. In this compilation, we’re featuring some of the best Youtube channels you can go back to over and over again, to learn a variety of aspects to do with web development. We have listed some of the topics that are expected from each of the videos, to make your search easier for you. Codecourse Codecourse helping you learn to code for web development for free. Things you can learn: PHP, CSS, Hosting. Dev Tips DevTips gives you weekly tutorials and each video covers a topic thoroughly yet in an easy-to-follow manner. Level Up Tuts
So You Want to be a Functional Programmer (Part 1) – Medium Taking that first step to understanding Functional Programming concepts is the most important and sometimes the most difficult step. But it doesn’t have to be. Not with the right perspective. Learning to Drive When we first learned to drive, we struggled. We practiced in our parent’s car and we really didn’t venture out on the highway until we had mastered the streets in our own neighborhood. But through repeated practice and some panicky moments that our parents would like to forget, we learned to drive and we finally got our license. With our license in hand, we’d take the car out any chance we could. What was it like that first time behind the wheel of a different car? But when we drove our second car, we simply asked ourselves a few simple questions like, where does the key go, where are the lights, how do you use the turn signals and how do you adjust the side mirrors. After that, it was pretty smooth sailing. That’s because the new car was pretty much like the old car. Purity Hold on.
thenewboston - Free Educational Video Tutorials on Computer Programming, Web Design, Game Development and More! Material DesignMaterial design is a comprehensive guide for visual, motion, and interaction design across platforms and devices. Java / Android DevelopmentJava is a very popular language used to create desktop applications, website applets, and Android apps. The Holy Grail: How to develop seamlessly in the cloud | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Jay Simons Above: Jay Simons, president of Atlassian This article is written by Jay Simons, president of enterprise software company Atlassian. He will be speaking at our CloudBeat conference later this month. In the wild kingdom of cloud computing, there are still a few mountains to summit. Software is truly eating the world, and today code and the teams writing it are the crown jewel of almost any business. Today, everything a modern software development team needs is available as a pay-as-you-go service, spun up in minutes and blended together better than a Wendy’s Blizzard. There’s no perfect guide to a setup, and mileage will vary by team, but the basics include: Learning to code: If you’re new to the dark arts, start with an online tutorial or two to get a flavor of what it’s all about. Workflow of champions The real magic happens when these services are fluidly connected together, creating a whole easily greater than the sum of its parts.
Online Learning: An Intensive Bachelor's Level Computer Science Program Curriculum, Part II Last month, we published a piece providing a basic template for a bachelor’s level computer science curriculum composed entirely from college or university courses that are freely available online. To date, this has been the most popular post on the blog, and we received a ton of great feedback, both positive and negative, in the comments and from around the web. The original post was based on a learning plan that I had worked out for myself after I jumped into the study of programming and computer science just over a year ago on something of a whim. As I’ve mentioned before, I do not have any formal background in computer science beyond the handful of courses from this list that I have worked through myself. However, I do have years of experience in teaching and in curriculum design for natural and foreign language acquisition at the college level, and consulted the computer science curricula from a number of universities around the country when putting the plan together. Theory:
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