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What I wish I had known when I was starting out as a developer (2020)

24 points by damir 5y ago

stavros 5y ago
Isn't this just an advertisement? There's very little substance I could find, other than "I wrote a book".
- Toutouxc 5y ago
  Unless the person who posted this is the author of the book, I think it's okay. Looks like an interesting book to me, and there's a link in the article to a website with what looks like content from the book, all in a nice, caring "Dear new developer" letter form.
  - stavros 5y ago
    Sure, but I'd prefer the link to the site itself, at least. As it is, there's very little content in the link (the book isn't even available yet).
    - cstuder 5y ago
      It was released last year and is indeed available.
      - stavros 5y ago
        Ah, so the post isn't even accurate? I had to click three times (two of which were on the book logo on the sidebar) to actually get to the book itself. Anyway, I'll stop complaining now.
      - jasode 5y ago
        >It was released last year and is indeed available. It's confusing because the url the HN user submitted was dated "August 2, 2020" and it has a future tense sentence: "The book arrives in August. I hope you’ll check it out. Since the book was already released, the better link (which lists the TOC) is probably: https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/the-book/ https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/the-book/
        mooreds 5y ago
        Thanks! The link you share is indeed the best one to learn more about the book.
  - mooreds 5y ago
    It is actually the other way around. The book was drawn from the website. About 10% of the book is new content (not available on the website) and the other 90% was rewritten and reviewed by both copy editors and technical reviewers. Anyway, the website is forever free and is here: https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/ https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/ Cheers!
Aachen 5y ago
[2020] [book]
GGfpc 5y ago
Seems interesting and something I have been looking for. Does anyone know who Dan Moore is and what his credentials are?
- mooreds 5y ago
  Hiya! You can learn more about me in a few places: * https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/about/ (probably most relevant, includes career history and podcast interviews) * https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mooreds has HN stuff * https://github.com/mooreds which has links to most of my social profiles * https://www.mooreds.com/about.shtml (oldschool, see .shtml!) Hope this helps.
jleyank 5y ago
Debugging is harder than you think. Keep code simple. Try to understand what you are setting out to do. As Brooks said, plan for a rewrite cuz you’re going to do it anyway.

24 points by damir 5y ago

stavros 5y ago

Isn't this just an advertisement? There's very little substance I could find, other than "I wrote a book".

Toutouxc 5y ago
Unless the person who posted this is the author of the book, I think it's okay. Looks like an interesting book to me, and there's a link in the article to a website with what looks like content from the book, all in a nice, caring "Dear new developer" letter form.
- stavros 5y ago
  Sure, but I'd prefer the link to the site itself, at least. As it is, there's very little content in the link (the book isn't even available yet).
  - cstuder 5y ago
    It was released last year and is indeed available.
    - stavros 5y ago
      Ah, so the post isn't even accurate? I had to click three times (two of which were on the book logo on the sidebar) to actually get to the book itself. Anyway, I'll stop complaining now.
    - jasode 5y ago
      >It was released last year and is indeed available. It's confusing because the url the HN user submitted was dated "August 2, 2020" and it has a future tense sentence: "The book arrives in August. I hope you’ll check it out. Since the book was already released, the better link (which lists the TOC) is probably: https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/the-book/ https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/the-book/
      - mooreds 5y ago
        Thanks! The link you share is indeed the best one to learn more about the book.
- mooreds 5y ago
  It is actually the other way around. The book was drawn from the website. About 10% of the book is new content (not available on the website) and the other 90% was rewritten and reviewed by both copy editors and technical reviewers. Anyway, the website is forever free and is here: https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/ https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/ Cheers!

Aachen 5y ago

[2020] [book]

GGfpc 5y ago

Seems interesting and something I have been looking for. Does anyone know who Dan Moore is and what his credentials are?

mooreds 5y ago
Hiya! You can learn more about me in a few places: * https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/about/ (probably most relevant, includes career history and podcast interviews) * https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mooreds has HN stuff * https://github.com/mooreds which has links to most of my social profiles * https://www.mooreds.com/about.shtml (oldschool, see .shtml!) Hope this helps.

jleyank 5y ago

Debugging is harder than you think. Keep code simple. Try to understand what you are setting out to do. As Brooks said, plan for a rewrite cuz you’re going to do it anyway.