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This week’s #FeaturedFriday shines the spotlight on Bonan Liu, author of “𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲.” He shared a bit about his inspiration and writing experience: 𝗤: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “In early 2024, while preparing for interviews, I noticed a lack of resources on #concurrencyprogramming, despite plenty on coding and system design. To bridge this gap, I launched a blog series aimed at helping candidates while also offering insights for interviewers less familiar with multithreading topics. The positive response from readers inspired me to expand these posts into a formal book. My goal is to provide a valuable resource for those preparing for concurrency programming interviews, especially in a job market shaken by tech industry layoffs.” 𝗤: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “I chose to outline the most common building blocks for solving concurrent programming interview questions, following each with a detailed example problem to reinforce the concept. Additionally, I strongly believe in Linus Torvalds’ famous words: 'Talk is cheap. Show me the code.' With this philosophy in mind, I included at least one example program for every concept covered in the book. I want readers to leverage these programs to deepen their understanding of the underlying logic and apply their knowledge with confidence.” 𝗤: 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸? “My writing style has been strongly influenced by 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭**** by Josh Bernoff. Practicing its principles has made written communication far easier than the rigid methods I was taught in college. As a nonfiction author and a #softwareengineer who writes technical documentation in the daytime job, I’ve found concise writing to be invaluable. I believe the greatest value of my book is breaking down complex technical concepts into clear, easy-to-digest content, sparing readers from the same struggles and confusion I once faced.” 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://lnkd.in/epdS7tYi Want to write a tech book for Apress? Start your own author journey here: https://lnkd.in/gcs-Fmf  #Apressauthor #motivation #writing #tech #publishing #DevOpsInterviewPrep #SoftwareEngineeringInterview #CodingInterview #Cplusplus #CPlusPlusProgramming #SoftwareEngineeringRoles #Concurrencyinterview #CPlusPlusconcurrency #interviewprep #careerdevelopment