I spent five years in college learning to code.
A stupid dissertation delayed my graduation. But that's another story.
Most of my five-year program didn't prepare me for real-world coding. My real coding journey began at my first job, with one Google search: "how to get good at coding."
I found a lot of conflicting advice:
- "Use comments"
- "Don't use comments"
- "Do this"
- "Don't do that"
Arrggg!
It took years of trial and error to learn what worked.
I had to survive on-call shifts, talk to stakeholders, and say "no" politely. More importantly, I had to learn that coding takes more than just syntax.
That's why I wrote Street-Smart Coding—a roadmap of 30 lessons I wish I had when I started. For every dev who's ever typed "how to get better at coding" into Google or ChatGPT. (Back in my days, I didn't have ChatGPT... Wait, I sound like a nostalgic grandpa...)
Inside "Street-Smart Coding"
This isn't a textbook. It's a battle-tested guide for your journey from junior/mid-level to senior.
Some lessons are conventional.
Others were learned the hard way.
And a few are weird.
One lesson comes from a TV show. Nope, not Mr. Robot or Silicon Valley. That's on Chapter #29. It will teach you about problem-solving.
You'll learn how to:
- Google like a pro
- Debug without banging your head against a wall
- Communicate clearly with non-tech folks
...and 27 more lessons I learned over ten years of mistakes.
Now they’re yours.
Get your copy of Street-Smart Coding here and skip the years of trial and error to code like a pro. For launch week only: Pay what you want—even $1 or $2.
Top comments (2)
Is this language agnostic?
Yes, it's language agnostic. For some of the examples, I use pseudocode C#-like, but you don't need to know C# to read it.