The Creative Programmer

Creativity is essential to being a successful programmer. The stories, examples, and groundbreaking research in this book will help you unleash your creative potential!

Inside The Creative Programmer you’ll learn insights into creativity like
The seven dimensions of creativity in software engineering
The scientific understanding of creativity and how it translates to programming
Actionable advice and thinking exercises that will make you a better programmer
Innovative communication skills for working more efficiently on a team
Creative problem solving techniques for tackling complex challenges

In The Creative Programmer you’ll learn the processes and habits of successful creative individuals and discover how you can build creativity into your programming practice. This fascinating new book introduces the seven domains of creative problem solving and teaches practical techniques that apply those principles to software development. Hand-drawn illustrations, reflective thought experiments, and brain-tickling example problems help you get your creative juices flowing. You’ll soon be thinking up new and novel ways to tackle the big challenges of your projects.

about the technology
In software development, creative problem solving can be just as important as technical knowledge. A splash of creativity helps you break with conventional approaches that just aren’t working. And just like technical skills, creativity can be learned and improved by practice. This innovative guide draws on the latest cognitive psychology research to reveal practical methods that will make you a more creative programmer.

about the book
Each chapter in The Creative Programmer introduces you to a new theme of creativity that’s derived from scientifically sound research. Discover the importance of communication, how constraints can make you more creative, methods to improve your critical thinking, and more. Short stories, examples, and exercises help you understand each new idea and clearly demonstrate how you can apply them to programming. You’ll even be able to track your progress against a scientifically validated Creative Programming Problem Solving Test! Along the way, you’ll enjoy examples and stories that show what makes creative technical geniuses tick.