GeneralProgramming.md

Fundamentals of Programming

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Languages from Scratch

• Learn C++
  Get a firm grasp on C++ (one of the primary languages for GameDev).

• Learn C#
  Get a basic understanding of the language of choice for Unity Development.

• Learn Java
  Get a full understanding of the primary language of Androids and devices everywhere.

• Learn Kotlin
  The modern language of Google and the Android platform. Secure, Short, and Advanced.

• Learn Swift
  The new modern language of choice from Apple.

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Problem Solving

• Programming Problems: vol 1
  A Primer for the Technical Interview by Bradley Greene. Close to Fundamentals of Programming 1/2 + Data Structures (and much more). Learn C++ before cracking open this series! Uses “book-friendly” C++, and often code that would not pass a professional review; however the purpose of this book is not to teach C++, but instead to teach problem solving.

• Programming Problems: vol 2
  Advanced Algorithms by Bradley Greene. Covers Algorithm Analysis, and then much more to provide the tools to pass most whiteboard interview problems presented in Game Development interviews.

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Software Engineering and Architecture

Primary References

The SOLID Principle

• SRP - The Single Responsibility Principle
  • A class should have one, and only one reason to change.
• OCP - The Open Closed Principle
  • You should be able to extend a classes behavior, without modifying it.
• LSP - The Liskov Substitution Principle
  • Derived classes must be substitutable for their base classes.
• ISP - The Interface Segregation Principle
  • Make fine grained interfaces that are client specific.
• DIP - The Dependency Inversion Principle
  • Depend on abstractions, not on concretions.

Cohesion and Coupling

• Notes by Robert Martin
• REP - The Release Reuse Equivalency Principle
  • The granule of reuse is the granule of release.
• CCP - The Common Closure Principle
  • Classes that change together are packaged together.
• CRP - The Common Reuse Principle
  • Classes that are used together are packaged together.
• ADP - The Acyclic Dependencies Principle
  • The dependency graph of packages must have no cycles.
• SDP - The Stable Dependencies Principle
  • Depend in teh direction of stability.
• SAP - The Stable Abstractions Principle
  • Abstractness increases with stability.

Extended Readings

• Structured Design: Fundamentals of a Discipline of Computer Program and Systems Design, Larry Constantine

• Object-Oriented Software Engineering: A Use Case Driven Approach, Ivar Jacobson

• Structured Analysis and System Specification, Tom DeMarco, Yourdon Press Computing Series

• Object Oriented Software Construction, Bertrand Meyer, Prentice Hall

• Data Abstraction and Hierarchy, Barbara Liskov

• Design Patterns: Elements of Resuable Object-Oriented Software, Gamma, et. al. Addison Wesley

• Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science, Donald Knuth, et. al Addison Wesley

• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Gerald Jay Sussman, Hal Abelson, MIT Press

• Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, Robert C. Martin, Pearson Education

• Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design, Robert C. Martin, Pearson Education

• The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

• Effective C#: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#

• Test-Driven Development: By Example, Kent Beck

• Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests, Steve Freeman, ‎Nat Pryce

• Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software, Eric Evans

• The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing’s Historic Paper on Computability and the Turing Machine, Charles Petzold, John Wiley & Sons

• Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, Martin Fowler, Kent Beck, Addison-Wesley

• Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, Kent Beck, Addison-Wesley

• BDD in Action: Behavior-Driven Development for the Whole Software Lifecycle, John Ferguson Smart