Complete Idiot's Guide to a Career in Computer Programming
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TitleComplete Idiot's Guide to a Career in Computer Programming
ISBN0789719959
Author(s)Jesse Liberty
Release Date1999-06-30
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages282
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EAN9780789719959
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2 Star Rating  "Book implies college CS students are idiots."2004-07-16
- Reviewed By Anonymous
Unfortunately Liberty comes across with a chip on his shoulder against formal college education in this book. Statements like some of the best programmers he knows are "taxi drivers and psychologists" and former university training mainly teaches students to operate "mainframes". In the Introduction it says "According to a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by the year 2005 there will be over two million new jobs for software professionals!" which fails to mention most of the jobs will be overseas easily outsourced as making tennis shoes. Otherwise, Liberty still shows his expertise and there are good sections on advice for interviewing and resume writing. But in the end as an idiot, I wished I had majored in engineering instead of computer science especially when 90% of my undergraduate computer science student body were graduate students from the eastern side of the world.
 
5 Star Rating  "A really great book!"2004-01-26
- Reviewed By Felipe Vogel from Porto Velho, BRAZIL
I think this book is the best choice for peaple who are wanting to learn how to program but don't know where to start. It doesn't teach you how to program in a specific language, but it shows you the basic thing of lots of languages. It has lots of book and magazine suggestions also. This book is very easy to understand. Although you might not agree with what Jesse Liberty is suggesting for your career, it's a great book.
 
2 Star Rating  "Decent introduction but don't take his advice to heart"2002-07-14
- Reviewed By Ali Z. from Chicago, IL
A more appropriate title for this book would have been "An Introduction to the Field of Computer Programming." It's an excellent read for someone interesting in understanding what computer programming is about. It is not, as the author claims, a guide to building a career as a programmer.

The author would have you believe that all you need to become a Software Engineer is to study a couple of books on VB or C++ that he's written (indeed, much of this book seems like an advertisement to persuade the reader to buy his other books). That's like saying you can become a doctor by reading physiology books in your spare time. ...

If you're considering a career in programming, this book can help give you an idea of what it's like so you can decide whether it's for you or not. Then, if you do plan to pursue this field, take some computer science classes at your local college or university. ...

 
5 Star Rating  "It has worked for me completely!!!"2002-03-02
- Reviewed By Anton Anderson from Chicago IL
Some time ago (December 1999), I wrote a review on this book and I stated that it was working for me. Well, I wanted to update that message and say that it has worked for me completely. I am now a Test Engineer (since May 2001) for a major company ... and I have completed my first project. I created the program using MFC(Microsoft Foundation Classes) and C++. It has impressed my supervisor throughly and is in use at the company at this time.

This came about by hard work and study on my own part (I did not go to college.) and by studying and applying the information found in this book and some others (especially Jesse Liberty's "Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days" and Scott Meyer's "Effective C++").

If you are really serious about changing careers to computer programming, BUY AND USE THIS BOOK!!! I did and within one year I started a better paying career that is very enjoyable and rewarding to me.

 
4 Star Rating  "a thing of the past"2001-11-11
- Reviewed By Anonymous
As much as I would like to become immersed in programming, the field is becoming obsolete. There are too many easier ways to program something like an HTML document than to write it out long-hand. Had I found this book/field five or even ten years ago I could be rich by now. Oh well! But the book itself isn't bad, it just needed to be more specific on the actual programming steps instead of pushing that off to other resources. This book is a "How to learn about Programming" instead of the actual programming steps. But for those points, it was very good.
 
5 Star Rating  "Jesse Liberty is the Man"2001-06-18
- Reviewed By rosierain from S.F. Bay area
The frist day I recieved this book I could not put it down ! Not only does it give you helpfull advice, it also teaches you the basics of programming. In time I will own every book written by Jesse Liberty, great author (Try his book C++ in 10 minutes)Simple to understand and read, so far his books have been the best out of the several programming books I have purchased !
 
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