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Chapter	Content
Extra chapters	Index Intro Outro
Section level : Junior	A journey into the programming realm
1.1 Hardware basics	What is a computer? Computer hardware Electric wires Logical gates Circuits
1.2 Memory basics	Numbering system Bit shifting and masking Signed and unsigned types Memory address Endianness Data representation Data types
1.3 Software basics	Interaction between hardware and software Programming languages Compilation Libraries Running the software on the CPU
1.4 Language essentials	Hello world Variables Operators Functions Decision statements Flow control: Loops Jump statements
1.5 Further practice	Quiz
2.1 Data structures	Basic structures Stack and queues Hash tables Graphs Trees Heap / Binary heaps Trie
2.2 Algorithm concepts	Big O notation Sorting Recursion Hashing
2.3 Algorithm techniques	Greedy Divide et impera Dynamic programming Backtracking
2.4 Tree traversals	Inorder Preorder Postorder Level order
2.5 Graph algorithm	Graph traversal Cycle detection - Union Find
2.6 Searching and sorting	Binary search Quick sort Merge sort
2.7 Greedy algorithms	MST - Kruskall MST - Prim Shortest path - Dijkstra Fractional Knapsack
2.8 Dynamic programming	0-1 Knapsack Shortest path - Bellman-Ford Travelling salesman Problem Longest common subsequence Floyd Warshall Algorithm
2.9 Backtracking	Sudoku N Queen Rat in a maze
2.10 Recursion	Towers of Hanoi
2.11 Further practice	Questions Puzzles Algorithmic problems Exercises
3.1 Synchronization topics	Critical Section Race condition / Data race Synchronization mechanisms Atomics Deadlocks / Livelocks Inter-process communication (IPC) Synchronization examples
3.2 OOP concepts	What's a class? Encapsulation Abstraction Inheritance Polymorphism
3.3 Diagrams	Class diagrams Component diagrams State diagrams Sequence diagrams
3.4 Definitions	Copy on write Serialization and deserialization Floating points API and ABI
3.5 Debugging and bug fixing	Specific terms Defect severity and priority Debugging techniques
Section level: Intermediate	The point of no return
4.1 Programming principles and concepts	SOLID principles General principles
4.2 Architectural patterns	Layered pattern Model-View-Controller (MVC) Event driven Microkernel Microservices
4.3 Concurrency patterns	Thread pool Reactor Proactor
4.4 Integration patterns	Message Channel Message Translator Publish-Subscribe
4.5 Design patterns	Observer Template method State Adapter
4.6 Anti patterns	Big ball of mud God object Spaghetti code Copy and paste programming The golden hammer Sequential coupling Lasagna code Circular dependency Dependency hell
4.7 Refactoring	Extract method Introduce explaining variable Extract class Replace data value with Object Replace Magic Number with Symbolic Constant Decompose conditional Consolidate Duplicate Conditional Fragments Rename Method Parameterize Method Pull Up Method/Field Push Down Method/Field
4.8 Code smells	Duplicated code Long method Primitive obsession Switch statements Comments
4.9 Advices / Final words	Advices / Final words
4.10 Further practice	Further practice
5.1 Software development processes	Software paradigms Software development life cycle Software development process models Software methodologiees / Philosophies Software practices
5.2 Programming tools	Programming tools
5.3 Effective time management	Effective time management
5.4 The social programmer	Psychology Identify your weaknesses Identify your strengths How to become a great programmer?
5.5 Workstyle collaboration	Workstyle collaboration
5.6 Learning to learn	Learning to learn
5.7 Interviewing process	Interviewing process
5.8 Problem solving	Strategy for solving a programming problem Tackling the problem: String reverse Example of dividing the problem into sub-problems Task: Online Functionality Task: Upload and security Practicing the problem solving skill
5.9 Further practice	Further practice
Section level: Senior	Leaping into the unknown
6.1 Game development	Specific terms Algorithms Patterns Challenges Networking
6.2 Embedded	Specific terms Microcontrollers Requirements: Hardware Knowledge What you have to learn
6.3 Mobile	Specific terms How mobile development is done Mobile Essentials
6.4 Web development	Specific terms Web developer types How the web works CSS preprocessors Rendering Web service integration - REST vs SOAP User experience Web vulnerabilities Web performance
6.5 Further practice	Questions Exercises
7.1 Architecture	Specific terms Quality Attributes 4 + 1 architectural view model Architecture in detail
7.2 Performance / Optimization	Definitions Optimization techniques Code profiling Summary
7.3 Software quality	Specific terms Coding standards Static source code analysis Software development metrics Code reviews
7.4 Security	Specific terms and abbreviations Security errors Computer hacking Secure coding practices
7.5 Documentation	Specific terms Documentation tools Why should we write documentation? What to include in the documentation?
7.6 Devops	Pre-Devops era Devops values Phases of devops maturity Tooling and processes
7.7 Testing	Specific terms Testing types Artifacts / Definitions Manual testing Unit testing Automated testing Test doubles
7.8 Databases	Specific terms Properties of database transaction Relational vs Non-relational databases Database Replication
7.9 Software compliance	Software compliance
7.10 System design	Specific terms Design techniques Design interview
7.11 Frameworks	Events (Message) Events Queue (Message Queue) Services Service broker (Dispatcher) Timers Loggers
7.12 Networking	OSI Architecture Model Transport layer SSH vs Telnet
7.13 The Operating System	Specific terms Process Scheduling Memory management
7.14 Concepts and trending technologies	Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Big data Internet of things (IOT) Cloud Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Blockchain Artificial intelligence (AI)
7.15 Further practice	Further practice
Appendix pages	Appendix A: Further reading Appendix B: Interview Example - Behavioral questions Appendix C: Interview Example - Candidate questions

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