© Dan Moore 2020
D. MooreLetters to a New Developerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6074-6_4

4. Tools to Learn

Dan Moore1 
(1)
Boulder, CO, USA
 

As software developers, we stand on the shoulders of giants. Software engineers are both toolmakers and tool consumers. Amazingly, many of these useful tools are freely distributed and free to use.

Tools like text editors, version control, and automated tests are used every day in the development and operation of systems. Knowing the syntax of your programming language isn’t enough. You should learn these widely used tools too.

Leverage

Dear new developer,

You need to deliver more with less. Leverage makes you more productive, able to build and deliver better solutions in less time. Tools offer leverage. They ...

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