Software Engineering For Beginners: A Jr. Developer's Guide

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Starts using Git as soon as there are ten lines of working code or whenever a change feels risky, with a concrete feature branch/merge workflow and the Pro Git book (chapters 1–3) for learning. Put minimal docstrings in every function — what it does, input types, output types — and write unit tests (doctest/unittest) early, switch to pytest later; use CI to automate tests and enable continuous delivery. Manage dependencies with virtualenv/containers, and deploy via container or VM. Examples include a Twilio-backed dice roller and git log graphs.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:38How Much Python Do I Need To Know To Get a Job
3. 2:55How Do You Mentor New Developers
4. 3:24Programming and Software Engineering
5. 4:53Styles of Creating Software
6. 7:55Version Control
7. 9:38When Do You Start Using Version Control
8. 11:38Atomic Commits
9. 12:50Feature Branch and Merge
10. 14:33How Do I Learn To Use the Git
11. 15:52Code Documentation
12. 16:22Self-Documenting Code
13. 16:40Self-Documenting Code
14. 18:03How Was Documentation Helpful
15. 19:19Documenting Your Code
16. 22:48Python Documentation Standards
17. 24:25Continuous Integration Server
18. 24:52Continuous Delivery
19. 25:06Continuous Deployment
20. 25:46Why Should You Write Tests as a New Software Developer
21. 26:06Unit Tests and Regression Tests Unit Tests
22. 26:30Regression Test
23. 27:35Test-Driven Development
24. 30:10Dependency Management
25. 32:05Virtual Machines
26. 32:41Things To Focus on Being Familiar with Your Development Environment
27. 33:22Terminal Multiplexer
28. 34:35Demo
29. 35:13Documentation and Testing
30. 37:21Get Log
31. 40:12Branch and Merge
32. 40:58Branching and Merging

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