The Creative Programmer applies stories, examples, and ground-breaking research around the processes and habits of successful creative individuals, helping you discover how you can build creativity into your programming practice. This fascinating new book teaches practical techniques that apply those principles to software development.

Creativity is essential to being a successful programmer.

Each chapter in The Creative Programmer introduces you to a new theme of creativity that is derived from scientifically sound research. Discover the importance of communication, how constraints can make you more creative, methods to improve your critical thinking, and more.

Short stories, examples, and exercises will help you understand each new idea and clearly demonstrate how you can apply them to programming. You will even be able to track your progress against a scientifically validated Creative Programming Problem Solving Test! Along the way, you will enjoy examples and stories that show what makes creative technical geniuses tick.

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For programmers of all experience and skill levels.

Learn more about stories, examples, and ground-breaking research in this book to help you unleash your creative potential as aprogrammer!

For programmers of all experience and skill levels.

In The Creative Programmer you will learn the processes and habits of successful creative individuals and discover how you can build creativity into your programming practice. This fascinating new book introduces the seven domains of creative problem solving and teaches practical techniques that apply those principles to software development.

You will learn insights into creativity like:

• The seven dimensions of creativity in software engineering
• The scientific understanding of creativity and how it translates to programming
• Actionable advice and thinking exercises that will make you a better programmer
• Innovative communication skills for working more efficiently on a team
• Creative problem-solving techniques for tackling complex challenges

Hand-drawn illustrations, reflective thought experiments, and brain-tickling example problems will help you get your creative juices flowing. You will soon be thinking up new and novel ways to tackle the big challenges of your projects.

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In software development, creative problem solving can be just as important as technical knowledge. A splash of creativity helps you break the conventional approaches that just aren't working. And just like technical skills, creativity can be learned and improved by practice. This innovative guide draws on the latest cognitive psychology research to reveal practical methods that will make you a more creative programmer.