[FAQs for novices on the road] understand program design step by step

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1. How to think about programming ？

2. What kind of personality and thinking ability should a programmer have ？

3. What books can you read to get started and learn programming ？

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To help developers learn and improve quickly , I opened up 《 FAQs for novices on the road 》 The column , Put your questions together , I hope I can give you some quick guidance , Avoid digging holes for yourself , Little detours .

How to explain programming for people who don't know programming and help them understand programming ？ Today, let's talk about .

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1. How to think about programming ？

 

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I have compiled this article 【 Philosophy and practice 】 Computer thinking Computational Thinking, Each of us has a computational mind , It is one of the ways for human beings to break through limitations and solve problems . Computational thinking involves using the basic concepts of computer science to solve problems 、 Designing systems and understanding human behavior . Computational thinking is a kind of recursive thinking , It's parallel processing . Calculation thinking is based on accuracy 、 Efficiency and aesthetic factors to evaluate the process , Computational thinking requires that simplicity and elegance should be considered when evaluating system design . Computational thinking adopts two methods of abstraction and decomposition to design complex systems . Computational Thinking through redundancy 、 The way to correct errors is to prevent in the worst case 、 Protection and restoration . Computational Thinking uses heuristic reasoning to find solutions , Planning under uncertainty 、 Learning and scheduling . Computational thinking needs to balance space and time , Balance processing power and storage capacity . Computational thinking has influenced many disciplines , For example, machine learning in computational thinking has changed statistics . Computational biology 、 Computational game theory 、 Nano computing 、 Quantum computing has changed the way scientists in related fields think . Computational thinking requires people to think at multiple levels of abstraction ; Computational thinking does not require humans to think like computers ; Computational thinking requires people to integrate mathematical and engineering thinking ; Computational thinking is a kind of thought , We can use it to solve problems 、 Manage daily life and interact with others .

2. What kind of personality and thinking ability should a programmer have ？

I wrote about  【 Interest theory 】 Program the ape / Yuan's unique personality charm _ Apple II blog -CSDN Blog

and 【 Software development and people 】 Make a happy program / Yuan , Talked about the characteristics that programmers usually have , They are modest 、 honest 、 Be willing to admit your mistakes 、 thole 、 With curiosity and a strong thirst for knowledge , Know how to cooperate with others , Creative but disciplined , Know how to insist and give up , Follow the trend , Keep learning , Will use clever means to be lazy , Some good habits .

Pete Goodliffe stay 《 Programming craftsmanship 》 In a book, he wrote wittily , The ideal programmer should be a politician , Ability to work with a wide variety of software stakeholders , For example, management personnel 、 Testers 、 Support staff 、 Customers or users, etc .

 

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They are kind people , Can cooperate with others happily , Good communication skills , Good at speaking and listening . As for how to do , You can refer to 【 Actual combat skills 】 Communication skills for developers _ Apple II blog -CSDN Blog _ Communication skills of developers

【 A good habit of improving logical thinking ability 】 Words should convey meaning and communicate effectively _ Apple II blog -CSDN Blog

They are artists , Can design elegant solutions .

They are technical geniuses , The code is very stable and easy to use , Have a wide range of technical capabilities , Not confined to a narrow field , That is what we call the whole stack of talents today .

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In terms of thinking ability , Good programmers should have good analytical skills , Logical thinking ability and abstract thinking ability , Good reading and writing skills .

3. What books can you read to get started and learn programming ？

The official website address of this book is ：How to Design Programs 

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 Matthias Felleisen  Robert Bruce Findler , Matthew Flatt and  Shriram Krishnamurthi  What we have done How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing A Book , The name of the Chinese version is 《 How to design a program ： Introduction to programming and computation 》, Is a programming textbook , Discuss how to write a well-organized procedure from problem description to the end . There is no emphasis on Algorithm and language details , But focus on teaching the design process of the program , Nor does it address a particular application area . This book gives a series of clear program design guidelines , Guide students to start from the description of the problem step by step , Through clearly defined intermediate processes , Training reading 、 analysis 、 organization 、 Experimental and systematic thinking ability , Finally write the program . The book uses a new programming environment . The programming environment will improve with the amount of knowledge learners have , The environment can eventually support the complete Scheme Language , Using this language, you can write both large programs and script programs , It can complete programming tasks in all fields .

Won the 2008 year Jolt Grand Prix Head First Programming: A learner's guide to programming using the Python language Pretty good also , For beginners without programming knowledge , Teach the reader through the classic graphic and easy way , Readers can understand the core functions of all programming languages , Include ： Variable , sentence , Decision making , loop , Expressions and operators . Readers learn to reuse code with functions and use library code to save time and energy , You can also choose the best data structure to manage complex data , Learn to write and Web Communication procedure , A program that shares data with other programs and writes test code .

 

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If we can easily help people understand programming , Our own understanding of programming will continue to strengthen . Our own programming skills may also become better .

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