The Programmer’s Brain explores the way your brain works when it’s thinking about code. In it, you’ll master practical ways to apply these cognitive principles to your daily programming life. You’ll improve your code comprehension by turning confusion into a learning tool, and pick up awesome techniques for reading code and quickly memorizing syntax. This practical guide includes tips for creating your own flashcards and study resources that can be applied to any new language you want to master. By the time you’re done, you’ll not only be better at teaching yourself—you’ll be an expert at bringing new colleagues and junior programmers up to speed. Learn more about the book here: https://bit.ly/39gKx9J

1. Programming
your brain
with The Programmer’s Brain.
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2. Your brain responds in a predictable way when it encounters new or
difficult tasks. Understanding the cognitive functions that govern the way
your brain thinks about coding will help you work smarter, not harder.
You’ll improve your productivity, reduce your need for constant rewrites,
and say goodbye to spending late nights struggling with new languages.

3. The Programmer’s Brain teaches you how to optimize your brain’s natural
cognitive processes to read code more easily, write code faster, and pick
up new languages in much less time. This book will help you through the
confusion you feel when faced with strange and complex code, and
explain a codebase in ways that can make a new team member productive
in days!
An example flash card

4. The Programmer’s Brain explores the way your brain works when it’s
thinking about code. In it, you’ll master practical ways to apply these
cognitive principles to your daily programming life.
By the time you’re done, you’ll not only be better at teaching yourself—
you’ll be an expert at bringing new colleagues and junior programmers up
to speed.
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5. What people are saying
about the book:
Your brain is your
most important tool.
This book helps you
hone that tool, and
become more skilled
at using it.
-Mike Hewitson
This book is equally valuable and
useful for every programmer,
whether you're just learning your
first programming language, or if
you're an experienced polyglot
working as a lead programmer.
-Kent R. Spillner

6. About the author:
Dr. Felienne Hermans is an
associate professor at Leiden
University in the Netherlands. She
has spent the last decade
researching learning and teaching
programming. Felienne is an award-
winning educator, the creator of the
Hedy programming language for
novice programmers, and a host of
Software Engineering Radio—one
of the world’s largest programming
podcasts.
STM = short-term
memory
LTM = long-term
memory
How does your brain remember code?

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