Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy Hunt

Software development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. You're well educated on how to work with software and hardware, but what about wetware--our own brains? Learning new skills and new technology is critical to your career, and it's all in your head.

In this book by Andy Hunt, you'll learn how our brains are wired, and how to take advantage of your brain's architecture. You'll learn new tricks and tips to learn more, faster, and retain more of what you learn.

You need a pragmatic approach to thinking and learning. You need to Refactor Your Wetware.

Programmers have to learn constantly; not just the stereotypical new technologies, but also the problem domain of the application, the whims of the user community, the quirks of your teammates, the shifting sands of the industry, and the evolving characteristics of the project itself as it is built.

We'll journey together through bits of cognitive and neuroscience, learning and behavioral theory. You'll see some surprising aspects of how our brains work, and how you can take advantage of the system to improve your own learning and thinking skills.

In this book you'll learn how to:

Use the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition to become more expert

Leverage the architecture of the brain to strengthen different thinking modes

Avoid common known bugs in your mind

Learn more deliberately and more effectively

Manage knowledge more efficiently

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Andy Hunt is an author, consultant, and publisher who began his career as a programmer. He co-wrote the best-selling book The Pragmatic Programmer, was one of the Agile Alliance's 17 founders, and co-founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf, which publishes award-winning and critically regarded software developer publications.

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ISBN 13	9781934356050
ISBN 10	1934356050
Title	Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
Author	Andy Hunt
Series	Pragmatic Programmers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Pragmatic Programmers
Year published	2008-12-02
Number of pages	279
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