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The DEV Community Published a Book: Your First Year in Code

Ben Halpern on July 22, 2019

The emphasis from this title should be on the word community. This was an incredible initiative driven by longtime DEV member @isaacdlyman. It star...
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Jess Lee
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Muhammad Arslan Aslam

Thanks @jess , very excited about it 😍

I wish there were dedicated badges for the contributors though 😁

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Periklis Gkolias

Thank you Jess. The community excitiment is the actual reward here and I am happy to be part of this trigger 😁😁

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Ben Halpern

Definitely!

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John Woodruff • Edited

Thanks Jess! It was a pleasure to be part of such an awesome group putting this together, and we couldn't have done it without the DEV Community! 😁❀️

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Ben Halpern

Amazing stuff John

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Casey Ocampo

Late but thank you!

Loved being a part of the project. The response to it's launch has been great and reminds me yet again how kind the dev community is :)

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ItsASine (Kayla)

If anyone is looking to buy but doesn't have the money and doesn't feel comfortable paying $0.00 for a book, I paid $30 if someone wants to have a "free" book based on my purchase.

Receipt of $30 payment

It looks like a really solid book for new devs and I'd hate to see someone miss out. But I also know what it was like being unemployed for a year after graduation, so if this makes it comfier for someone to take the free book, I hope I helped :) Worst case, I supported the book double :P

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Juneau Lim

Didn't even know that there is such an option.
Saw Radiohead did something similar from time to time, but never saw with a book.
What a kind and considerate person you are. Thank you on behalf of other newbies!

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Jess Lee

What a kind and considerate message - thanks for the support Kayla!!

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Yechiel Kalmenson

That is awesome! Thanks @itsasine !

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Nima

thank you so much !

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Usaid

hey, is this option still available ?

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Isaac Lyman

Always! You can set your own price for the book, even free. We don't mind.

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Julia Flash

So sweet of you to do that. 😊

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Ben Halpern

I was lucky enough to get a chance to write the foreward for the book.

This is what you'll get from me to kick off the book...

Your first year in code is a whirlwind, I know it was for me. The more you learn, the more you learn that there’s more to learn. Code is such an abstract problem that there’s no set of always-applicable rules or rock-solid advice. Code powers the planet these days, but knowledge is still passed down through our elders and cultivated via community.

There is no one true way to be a coder. Gone are the days, if ever they truly existed, of the archetypal β€œprogrammer.” We all carry supercomputers in our pockets. Cloud service outages are front page news; email servers and encryption can be everyday political topics. The nerds have won and code has become mainstream.

The only way for code to be for the people is if it is created by the people. We cannot let this craft become magic wielded by a select few. We must ensure that the discourse is accessible to all.

The fact that this book is such a true bottom-up community initiative speaks to the soul of the material. Isaac and the rest of the incredible authors assembled in these pages represent the warmth, humanity, and diversity of our industry. If you are in your first year of code, you’re lucky to have discovered material like this. I wish I had. It’s still a tremendous read years into my career.

Happy coding!

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Phil Ashby

Fabulous! Will be recommending on company intranet and twitter. Also unable to resist the O'Rly cover :)

ORly First Year in Code

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Casey Ocampo

I'm happy this exists.

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Juneau Lim

Wow. astonished. Now I have to google how to change a cover of .mobi

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Isaac Lyman

Thanks Ben! DEV is what really made this project work. It wouldn't have been possible without the incredible community your team has built here. I'm proud to be a part of it and beyond excited for everyone to read our book.

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Ali Spittel

This book is awesome, I really enjoyed reading through it. What an awesome resource!

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Massimo Artizzu • Edited

Amazing! Congratulations to all the authors!

Now, there's a crazy idea that came to my mind when I read the title of this post: could it be possible that DEV could become a book publisher? Handling transactions, publications, peer reviewing and so on... even printing!

Am I dreaming or is this possible in a maybe not-so-distant future? πŸ€”

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Juneau Lim • Edited

this is JUST for me. everyone out of here. I'll have it all by myself.

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Thanks a lot, as always, but additionally.
my only wish = audiobook. I'm willing to join crowdfundding to make it happen.

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Isaac Lyman

πŸ‘€

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Casey Ocampo

I'd do my part for sure πŸŽ‰

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Juneau Lim

Fighting babies

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James Turner

Actually would be kinda cool having every author read their chapter - I would be keen to do it.

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Juneau Lim • Edited

Sounds super. Should I run a petition? (kidding)
I used to be a serious activist. (non-kidding)

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Angela Whisnant

I am excited about this book! Thank you Isaac, et al. I am as poor as a church mouse right now, but you can depend on me to buy several copies as gifts in the future!

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Ben Halpern

Take it for free! Your contribution as a member of the community is more than enough.

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Periklis Gkolias

I think this deserves a retweet on its own :)

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Angela Whisnant

Awww! Thanks Ben!

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Jason C. McDonald

Many congrats! I'll be purchasing this as soon as I get the chance. Can't wait to read it!

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Trevor

Learning how to learn - that was a milestone for me.

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Ben Halpern

Excellent chapter by @yechielk πŸ‘Œ

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Peter Kim Frank

This is so awesome. I'm buying a copy for a friend :)

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Alok Prateek

Amazing! I wish I had such resources available when I started.πŸ˜„πŸ’—

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Sam Neubardt

This is so cool! What a great resource

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Hum

Amazing! Can't wait to read it.

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Andy Zhao (he/him)

So stoked for this! I would have loved a resource like this when I was going through my first year!

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imf

Thanks for sharing! As a recent college grad, I look forward to reading this.

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Anna Rankin

Yay!!! So glad this exists. I'm gonna get a copy for our intern ❀️

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Ben Halpern

Perfect

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Aaron Powell

Does anyone know if it's possible to get a hard copy? I've bought the ebook but really struggle with headaches reading on a screen! Please reach out if you can! I've just landed an internship and sounds like my kindve book 😊

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Isaac Lyman

Psst!

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Erwan ROUSSEL

What a wonderful thing, I wish I had this last year when I started

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Al Nahian

Purchased βœ…

I just wanna say heart-warming thanks to the Author of this book @isaacdlyman , and to all the associates behind of this book

I believe that this book will enrich point of views of many JR Developers & Programmers.

Hope for the best, Kind Regards!

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KidZer0

thanks, mate for the book and for this PLATFORM, places like these are heaven for coders and techno geeks, i always strive for places and stuff like these, iΓ‘m junior coder and can't afford it right now but surely contribute my part by paying in future.

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Wilmer Blanco

Great news, I hope to see this book available in other languages.

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Sherri Booher

Just purchased my copy this morning! Can't wait until I have some free time to read it! Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to our DEV community.

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Doug Jenkinson

Congrats @isaacdlyman ! This book is an amazing read! I can't wait for "Year 2: Electric Boogaloo" (not a real thing... yet)

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Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer

@Issac Awesome!

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Joe Davini

Purchased my Copy! I've been trying to learn to code for some time now so I am really excited to get into this and start to learn more about the programming landscape and help propel me forward to continue on this journey and help make a difference! Thank you all for putting this together!

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Jaimie Carter

Just got my copy.

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Eddie

Heck Yeah!

Love to support the Girls Who Code as well. Double bonus!

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Naomi

That's amazing ! Just got my copy and I can't to read it πŸ˜„

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Talz Cloning

Thank you guys. Love to read this book for starter like me.

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Utkarsh Talwar

Excited to hear about this. I'm sure this will be hugely helpful to a lot of new devs. Thanks to all the authors who put in the work. πŸ“–πŸ€“

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Isaac Lyman

Psst!

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Julia Flash

Yay Dev! Love you guys! Is so cool!! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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Carballo

Is this still on point? Has been 3 years since it was published...

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Luca Fedrizzi

Gratz!

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Achmad Imannudin

Thanks

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Jamie Ferrugiaro

Love it!! Purchasing :)

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Anamika

Great job πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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ZINAHAL

Thank you very much to the team. Your book is much appreciated.

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Talha Shinwari

This should be free

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Ben Halpern

It is :)

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Talha Shinwari

how can i get one?

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cucusgeek99

Awesome

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kavindu yasintha silva

good work bro.love it

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Felice Forby

Awesome! Got a copy :D Looking forward to reading!

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Prafulla Raichurkar

is there any way this book can be made available in the DEV store so that users can directly use DEV credits to purchase them?

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Uvindu Harshana

Thanks, I bought it for free. I thought of giving 1$ but the minimum you can give 4.99$. I will surely donate in future.

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AppTechBlogger

Excited to read it.