Greetings, software engineers! I have a gift for you:

Free e-booklet on 7 surprising mistakes that make your codebase fragile

By James Koppel, MIT computer scientist and software coach

Jimmy took me from being that coder that people tolerated because of “potential” and taught me so much that I had Google and Facebook fighting over me, then had all the hottest teams at Facebook fighting over me.

Oh, and my salary increased 67%.

Sarah, Palo Alto

Here’s what you’ll learn inside

Lots of engineers miss their own habits that make their job harder. I’ve collected 7 of the most counterintuitive ideas about how to write good code. You’ll learn:

  • When is “simplifying” actually “complexifying?”
  • Why checking for errors might mean your code is less robust
  • How many programmers refactor the wrong way
  • The problem with writing tests based on the code
  • 5 tips for “watching yourself on film” so you can learn faster
  • And a special free gift from me

Ready?

All you need to do  is sign up here

  •  You’ll be subscribed to Arch-Engineer Newsletter, the newsletter on how to write better code.
  • You’ll get the 7 Mistakes right away.
  • Plus, every month you’ll get tips and articles with new insights about how to improve your code quality.

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About Me

Since the age of 18, I have been obsessed with the problem of automating software maintenance, and trained for years in program analysis and synthesis, how to teach computers to think about code. I soon discovered this perspective offers massive insights about how we humans should think about code. When I started working for Apptimize at age 21, I soon discovered myself outperforming engineers with over a decade of experience.

After a few occasions sharing my knowledge, I realized that I could have far greater impact in an hour of coaching than an hour of coding, and started doing so professionally in early 2016. I now divide my time between discovering better ways of writing better program transformation and synthesis tools as a member of MIT’s Computer-Aided Programming group, and training software engineers how to write better code.

Jimmy Koppel, Ph. D.

Founder and CEO, Mirdin