Learning To Program - Being A Better Programmer
by Iris Classon and Scott Allen
Do you want to be an expert? This course is full of tips, strategies, and practical advice to help you reach higher and become an expert software developer.
What you'll learn
This course is designed to help you become a better developer by giving you specific tips, tricks, and strategies to help you improve not only your software skills but your career. In this course we’ll use real life examples and discuss how to create a personal development plan with attainable goals. We’ll also look at how to create a culture of continuous learning in the workplace and how to persuade an employer to encourage learning. The course is here to convince, inspire, and educate, as well as give you the tools and techniques to reach higher.
About the authors
Iris Classon is an appreciated speaker, writer, blogger, Microsoft C# MVP and member of MEET (Microsoft Extended Experts Team) with a tremendous passion for programming. She has had a remarkable career path that proves that nothing is impossible- switching from being a licensed and registered clinical dietitian to a software developer with a dozen certifications and a full time developer job with renowned companies.
She has been featured in several newspaper articles, online articles and podc... moreasts such as Hanselminutes, Computer Sweden and Developer Magazine. As a sought-after and frequent speaker at conferences such as TechDays, Scandinavian Developer Conference and various user groups she is known for her unique, creative and uplifting presentation style. Iris is hostess on the Get Up and Code! podcast, and on her spare time she does pro-bono work as a dietitian and is very engaged in the developer community. She also enjoys extreme sports such as barefoot running, mountain biking, weightlifting and scuba diving- and of course traveling.
Scott has worked on everything from 8-bit embedded devices to large scale web sites
during his 15+ years in commercial software development. Since 2001, Scott has
focused on server-side and web technologies, like ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX,
Windows Workflow, Silverlight, and LINQ. Scott is also a speaker at
national conferences like VSLive!, as well as code camps and user
groups near his hometown of Hagerstown, MD.
Scott has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP since 2005, and has written or
co-... moreauthored several books on Microsoft technologies. Scott founded the
site OdeToCode.com in 2004, and joined Pluralsight in 2007.