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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) by Andy Hunt is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) about?

Software development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. You're well educated on how to work with software and hardware, but what about wetware--our own brains? Learning new skills and new technology is critical to your career, and it's all in your head. In this book by Andy Hunt, you'll learn how our brains are wired, and how to take advantage of your brain's architecture. You'll learn new tricks and tips to learn more, faster, and retain more of what you learn. You need a pragmatic approach to thinking and learning. You need to Refactor Your Wetware. Programmers have to learn constantly; not just the stereotypical new technologies, but also the problem domain of the application, the whims of the user community, the quirks of your teammates, the shifting sands of the industry, and the evolving characteristics of the project itself as it is built. We'll journey together through bits of cognitive and neuroscience, learning and behavioral theory. You'll see some surprising aspects of how our brains work, and how you can take advantage of the system to improve your own learning and thinking skills. In this book you'll learn how to:Use the Dreyfus Model o

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Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.

Author
Andy Hunt
Publisher
Pragmatic Bookshelf
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781934356050
Category
self-help
Subjects
Engineering, Psychology, Computer Science
Rating
4.12 / 5 (2,853 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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