Re:Ask HN: How do I teach intermediate Python engineering sk...
by semicolonandson on Thursday July 16, 2020 @04:49AM
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If you're comfortable broadening the scope to _non-language-specific_ engineering skills, check out my Semicolon&Sons screencasts.
The drive behind this project is to demonstrate non-beginner issues facing professional developers. Instead of ephemeral syntax tricks or "how to use library x v5.3", the focus is on skills affecting codebases over decade-long timelines, such as:
- gaining confidence in code with (non-brittle) integration tests
- deep understanding of what the OS offers (and fluency in the command line)
- building excellent monitoring and instrumentation for rapidly diagnosing production issues
- vetting dependencies so they don't bite you in the ass
- architecting code for re-use and intuitive navigation for freshly onboarded team members
- the paramount importance of data integrity (and how to enforce it at the DB level)
The drive behind this project is to demonstrate non-beginner issues facing professional developers. Instead of ephemeral syntax tricks or "how to use library x v5.3", the focus is on skills affecting codebases over decade-long timelines, such as:
- gaining confidence in code with (non-brittle) integration tests
- deep understanding of what the OS offers (and fluency in the command line)
- building excellent monitoring and instrumentation for rapidly diagnosing production issues
- vetting dependencies so they don't bite you in the ass
- architecting code for re-use and intuitive navigation for freshly onboarded team members
- the paramount importance of data integrity (and how to enforce it at the DB level)
etc.
https://www.semicolonandsons.com/