The latest articles on DEV Community by Tommy Chheng (@tommychheng). https://dev.to/tommychheng https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F421191%2Fe33f439c-bf8c-4dd5-a15b-f3ed59910973.jpg https://dev.to/tommychheng en Tommy Chheng Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:10:52 +0000 https://dev.to/tommychheng/the-self-taught-developer-book-2929 https://dev.to/tommychheng/the-self-taught-developer-book-2929 <p>After a few years working on this programming book project, it’s finally ready for launch!</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--a7ACw3AA--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/jtfao4vx7vjt62d9ascz.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--a7ACw3AA--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/jtfao4vx7vjt62d9ascz.png" alt="The Self-Taught Developer"></a></p> <p>I wrote <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Self-Taught-Developer-Tricks-Anyone-Programming/dp/B08QBK41XX/">The Self-Taught Developer</a> after working with so many talented self-taught programmers. I was self-taught in the sense that I started programming during my young teenage years. I also endured the many years of formal higher education with a Computer Engineering BS and a Computer Science MS. I think I really learned programming from projects and the work experience. </p> <p>I wanted to impart what I learned to self-taught developers to encourage that coding is for accessible for anyone.</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Self-Taught-Developer-Tricks-Anyone-Programming/dp/B08QBK41XX/">The Self-Taught Developer Book</a></p> showdev learning beginners