PROGRAMMING GENIUS: What every programmer needs to know about cognition

Your brain responds in a predictable way when it encounters new or difficult tasks. This unique book teaches you concrete techniques rooted in cognitive science that will improve the way you learn and think about code.

In Programming Genius: What every programmer needs to know about cognition you will learn:

Fast and effective ways to master new programming languages

Speed reading skills to quickly comprehend new code

Techniques to unravel the meaning of complex code

Ways to learn new syntax and keep it memorized

Writing code that is easy for others to read

Picking the right names for your variables

Making your codebase more understandable to newcomers

Onboarding new developers to your team

Learn how to optimize your brain’s natural cognitive processes to read code more easily, write code faster, and pick up new languages in much less time. This book will help you through the confusion you feel when faced with strange and complex code, and explain a codebase in ways that can make a new team member productive in days!

About This book
Programming Genius unlocks the way we think about code. It offers scientifically sound techniques that can radically improve the way you master new technology, comprehend code, and memorize syntax. You’ll learn how to benefit from productive struggle and turn confusion into a learning tool. Along the way, you’ll discover how to create study resources as you become an expert at teaching yourself and bringing new colleagues up to speed.