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What do you need to know to be a successful software engineer? Undergraduate curricula and bootcamps may teach the fundamentals of algorithms and writing code, but they rarely cover topics vital to your career advancement. With this practical book, you’ll learn the skills you need to succeed and thrive.
Authors Nathaniel Schutta and Dan Vega guide your journey with everything from pointers to deep dives into specific topic areas that will help you build the skills that really matter as a software engineer.
Understand what software engineering is—and why communication and other soft skills matterLearn the basics of software architecture and architectural driversUse common and proven techniques to read and refactor code basesUnderstand the importance of testing and how to implement an effective test suiteLearn how to reliably and repeatedly deploy softwareKnow how to evaluate and choose the right solution or tool for a given problem
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Publisher : O’Reilly Media
Publication date : December 9, 2025
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 404 pages
ISBN-10 : 109814323X
ISBN-13 : 978-1098143237
Item Weight : 1.51 pounds
Dimensions : 7 x 2 x 9.19 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #555,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #107 in Software Design Tools #182 in Computer Systems Analysis & Design (Books) #244 in Microsoft Programming (Books)
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