Resources for New Coders

Practical strategies for aspiring developers that will yield valuable insight and help level-up your career!

This site presents practical strategies for aspiring developers; it’s all about empowering new programmers (or those interested in becoming programmers!) to succeed by providing insight into the challenging but rewarding world of software development! What’s it like to be a coder on a day-to-day basis? How can you find success among your more experienced peers? Where do you even begin?! Read more to find out!

Practical Strategies and Information

A successful programming career is more than just coding. It requires dedication to continuous learning, agility, creativity, and strong communication and collaboration skills. This site aims to provide you with practical strategies that will enable you to succeed as an entry-level developer.

Aspiring Developers

Are you curious about the day-to-day tasks of a software developer? What’s it like on a typical day? Are you dabbling in programming, perhaps straight out of code school or college, but you’re not sure where to begin?

Practical strategies for aspiring developers and those interested in the processes and practices of software development.
Excellent developers are passionate, dedicated, creative, and persistent.

Programmers face a myriad of challenges, not the least of which is programming. Programming competency is but one of the many skills that entry-level programmers need to succeed. Problem-solving is a cornerstone of deriving programming logic from often complex and abstract business requirements. Communicating cooperatively across a broad spectrum of collaborative platforms may be one of the most crucial characteristics of successful software developers. Good developers are adaptable to change and can work successfully in fluid environments as tools and frameworks change.

Latest Strategies for Aspiring Developers

  • 3 (GREAT!) Habits of New Software Developers

    If you’re a new software developer and you’re beginning your first software job, you’re probably wondering how you can be the most immediately effective. New developers struggle with feeling unproductive and perhaps even burdensome. However, there are 3 (GREAT!) habits of new software developers that you can begin as soon as possible to lay a … Read more

  • A Day in the Life of a Software Developer

    Are you interested in becoming a software developer, but you’re not entirely sure what it looks like in a day in the life of a software developer? You sit down and code, right? In this post, I attempt to distill the high-level tasks developers tend to do during a typical workday. I write this post … Read more