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Fundamentals for Self-Taught Programmers

You're reading from   Fundamentals for Self-Taught Programmers Embark on your software engineering journey without exhaustive courses and bulky tutorials

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801812115
Length 254 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jasmine Greenaway Jasmine Greenaway
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Preface 1. Part 1: Software Engineering Basics
2. Chapter 1: Defining Software Engineering FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: The Software Engineering Life Cycle 4. Chapter 3: Roles in Software Engineering 5. Part 2: Introduction to Programming
6. Chapter 4: Programming Languages and Introduction to C# 7. Chapter 5: Writing Your First C# Program 8. Chapter 6: Data Types in C# 9. Chapter 7: Flow Control in C# 10. Chapter 8: Introduction to Data Structures, Algorithms, and Pseudocode 11. Chapter 9: Applying Algorithms in C# 12. Chapter 10: Object-Oriented Programming 13. Part 3: Software Engineering – the Profession
14. Chapter 11: Stories from Prominent Job Roles in Software Development 15. Chapter 12: Coding Best Practices 16. Chapter 13: Tips and Tricks to Kickstart Your Software Engineering Career 17. Assessments 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

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