The Creative Programmer - Softcover

Groeneveld, Wouter

 
9781633439054: The Creative Programmer
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1633439054 ISBN 13: 9781633439054
Verlag: Manning Publications, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Learn more about stories, examples, and ground-breaking research in this book to help you unleash your creative potential as aprogrammer!

For programmers of all experience and skill levels.

In The Creative Programmer you will learn the processes and habits of successful creative individuals and discover how you can build creativity into your programming practice. This fascinating new book introduces the seven domains of creative problem solving and teaches practical techniques that apply those principles to software development.

You will learn insights into creativity like:

  • The seven dimensions of creativity in software engineering
  • The scientific understanding of creativity and how it translates to programming
  • Actionable advice and thinking exercises that will make you a better programmer
  • Innovative communication skills for working more efficiently on a team
  • Creative problem-solving techniques for tackling complex challenges

Hand-drawn illustrations, reflective thought experiments, and brain-tickling example problems will help you get your creative juices flowing. You will soon be thinking up new and novel ways to tackle the big challenges of your projects.

About the technology

In software development, creative problem solving can be just as important as technical knowledge. A splash of creativity helps you break the conventional approaches that just aren't working. And just like technical skills, creativity can be learned and improved by practice. This innovative guide draws on the latest cognitive psychology research to reveal practical methods that will make you a more creative programmer.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Wouter Groeneveld is a software engineer and computer science education researcher. Wouter was an enterprise software engineer for 11 years with a passion for teaching, coaching, and onboarding. Now, Wouter works at KU Leuven, where he researches and writes about non-technical skills and the importance of creativity in software engineering.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Creativity is essential to being a successful programmer.

Each chapter in The Creative Programmer introduces you to a new theme of creativity that is derived from scientifically sound research. Discover the importance of communication, how constraints can make you more creative, methods to improve your critical thinking, and more.

Short stories, examples, and exercises will help you understand each new idea and clearly demonstrate how you can apply them to programming. You will even be able to track your progress against a scientifically validated Creative Programming Problem Solving Test! Along the way, you will enjoy examples and stories that show what makes creative technical geniuses tick.

About the reader

For programmers of all experience and skill levels.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
Manning Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1633439054
ISBN 13 
9781633439054
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
214
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Pearson Benelux BV
productsafety@pearson.com

Kabelweg 37
Amsterdam
1014 BA
Niederlande