books and videos for self-taught programmers

Some languages offer a plethora of choices when it comes to working with data, but all these choices are variations of (or small improvements upon) a standard, core set of data structures that every programmer should know. That’s what we’ll look at in this production.

In 2017 I created a set of videos and posts designed to help solopreneurs launch their business. I've gone through this process 4 times now and each time I've learned something new... and relearned something old (aka "the hard way"). You can learn from my mistakes in this playlist! Good luck.

It's a Unix world. You should have a functional knowledge of how to get around a Unix machine using the command line, as well as how to complete basic tasks using shell scripts and Make files.

All of the code we've ever written is turned into binary. Those binary values are orchestrated in a wonderful way, allowing the CPU of our computers to execute fantastic feats of calculation. As programmers, we should know more about this stuff!

This course is focused on helping you get through the grueling interview process at larger tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and more. Learn the skills and techniques to survive the most grueling interviews in the world. The questions are annoying, but the jobs are worth it.

From Gang of Four to SOLID to TDD and BDD - assembling your code properly will help you now and into the future.