Do you ever wonder why your code has so many bugs or find yourself perplexed by code you wrote months ago?
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Do you ever wonder why your code has so many bugs or find yourself perplexed by code you wrote months ago?
Do you ever wonder why your code has so many bugs or find yourself perplexed by code you wrote months ago?
Maybe you've heard of Programming Patterns but don't understand when to use them, or you want to know how to actually implement these Patterns in Unity?
In this course you'll take your coding to the next level.
From fundamental programming best practices including how to write clean, maintainable code to what problems to solve with Programming Patterns, how to write common Patterns in Unity and how Programming Patterns implement best practices.
By the end of the course you'll know how to:
Spot bad practices.
Refactor bad code into better code.
Unpack common Patterns to see why they work.
Apply Programming Patterns to game specific examples.
If you're an intermediate Unity programmer wanting to make bigger games, without drowning in complex code, then this is the course for you.
To take the course you'll need a strong understanding of basic C# programming (classes, methods, ifs, loops) and some familiarity with more advanced concepts (inheritance, interfaces, events).
All students have access to the Q&A forums where our Instructors, Teaching Assistants and Community are ready to help answer your questions and cheer on your success.
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Learning objectives
- Fundamental programming best practices
- How to write clean, maintainable code
- What problems to solve with programming patterns
- How to write common patterns in unity
- How programming patterns implement best practices
- Fundamental programming best practices
- How to write clean, maintainable code
- What problems to solve with programming patterns
- How to write common patterns in unity
- How programming patterns implement best practices
Syllabus
Introduction
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Sam gives an overview of the course and what we can expect to cover.
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Syllabus
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Sam gives an overview of the course and what we can expect to cover.
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Sam explains the risk of Golden Hammer syndrome and how to use Design Patterns properly.
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We introduce the ways that you can get help, support and contribute to the community.
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Sam explains a famous quote by Phil Karlton and why these two problems are so fundamental to computer science.
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Sam explains the dangers of global state and how to avoid spaghetti code with Loose Coupling and High Cohesion.
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Sam shows us why Composition is more flexible and powerful than Inheritance and why we should try to use it more.
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Sam explains this law, when to apply it and why it leads to better code.
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Sam show us the Observer Pattern and when it is a good idea to use it.
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Sam shows us how UnityEvents are one way to achieve the Observer Pattern in Unity.
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Sam shows us how to use Actions and events in C# to implement the Observer Pattern.
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Sam shows us why the Singleton Pattern violates many of our best coding practices. But how to implement it anyway.
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Sam shows us an alternative to the Singleton that we can use in Unity to persist objects between scenes.
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Sam explains an FSM and how to implement it in C#. We see how it can apply to many game situations.
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Sam shows us how to improve the FSM pattern by making it more object oriented and more human readable with the State pattern.
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Sam show why we need Object Pools and how to implement them with Unity's IObjectPool.
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Sam shows us how the Strategy Pattern works and how we implement it in code using an Ability System as an example.
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Sam shows us how to use the Decorator Pattern to add functionality to our Strategy Pattern classes.
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Sam shows us how to take the decorator one step further with trees of nested abilities. Creating a really powerful lego system.
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Sam takes us through the Model-View-Whatever family of patterns and why they are useful to make our UI and game logic more separate.
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Sam show us how to implement Model-View-Presenter in Unity to separate our game logic from UI.
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Sam shares his favourite resources for improving your coding.
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Sam explains Robert C. Martin's SOLID principles and how they relate to some of the patterns we've seen and our Coding Commandments.
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Organize your course materials
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Create a folder for your course materials.
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Download all of the course materials and save them in the folder.
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Create subfolders for each topic covered in the course.
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Move the course materials into the appropriate subfolders.
Review basic programming concepts
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Reviewing basic programming concepts will help you refresh your memory and make it easier to learn new material in this course.
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Programming Concepts
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Go over your notes from previous programming courses.
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Read articles and tutorials on basic programming concepts.
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Take practice quizzes and coding challenges.
Read 'Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software'
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This book is a classic in the field of software design and provides a comprehensive overview of Programming Patterns.
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Purchase a copy of the book.
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Read the book.
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Apply the concepts from the book to your own programming projects.
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Walkthrough of common Programming Patterns
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By following step-by-step tutorials, you can learn how to implement common Programming Patterns in Unity.
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Find a tutorial on a specific Programming Pattern that you're interested in.
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Follow the tutorial step-by-step.
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Try to implement the Pattern yourself in a small project.
Join a study group or online forum
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Discussing the material with other students can help you understand it better and identify areas where you need more practice.
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Find a study group or online forum that is focused on the same topic as this course.
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Participate in the discussions and ask questions.
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Help other students with their questions.
Practice writing clean, maintainable code
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Writing code daily will help you improve your understanding of best practices and make your code easier to read and maintain.
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Programming Best Practices
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Set aside some time each day to practice writing code.
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Choose a small project to work on, such as a simple game or a utility.
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Focus on writing clean, maintainable code, even if it takes longer.
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Get feedback from other programmers on your code.
Create a personal project using Unity
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Working on a personal project will give you the opportunity to apply what you're learning in this course to a real-world scenario.
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Choose a project idea that you're passionate about.
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Plan the project and create a design document.
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Implement the project using Unity.
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Test the project and get feedback from other programmers.
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Publish the project.
Build a game using Programming Patterns
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Building a game using Programming Patterns will give you hands-on experience with how they work and how to apply them in a real-world scenario.
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Choose a game idea that you're passionate about.
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Design the game mechanics and how you will use Programming Patterns to implement them.
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Implement the game mechanics using Programming Patterns.
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Test the game and get feedback from other programmers.
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Publish the game.
Organize your course materials
Show steps
Keeping your course materials organized will make it easier to find what you need when you need it.
Show steps
- Create a folder for your course materials.
- Download all of the course materials and save them in the folder.
- Create subfolders for each topic covered in the course.
- Move the course materials into the appropriate subfolders.
Review basic programming concepts
Show steps
Reviewing basic programming concepts will help you refresh your memory and make it easier to learn new material in this course.
Browse courses on
Programming Concepts
Show steps
- Go over your notes from previous programming courses.
- Read articles and tutorials on basic programming concepts.
- Take practice quizzes and coding challenges.
Read 'Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software'
Show steps
This book is a classic in the field of software design and provides a comprehensive overview of Programming Patterns.
View
Design Patterns
on Amazon
Show steps
- Purchase a copy of the book.
- Read the book.
- Apply the concepts from the book to your own programming projects.
Walkthrough of common Programming Patterns
Show steps
By following step-by-step tutorials, you can learn how to implement common Programming Patterns in Unity.
Show steps
- Find a tutorial on a specific Programming Pattern that you're interested in.
- Follow the tutorial step-by-step.
- Try to implement the Pattern yourself in a small project.
Join a study group or online forum
Show steps
Discussing the material with other students can help you understand it better and identify areas where you need more practice.
Show steps
- Find a study group or online forum that is focused on the same topic as this course.
- Participate in the discussions and ask questions.
- Help other students with their questions.
Practice writing clean, maintainable code
Show steps
Writing code daily will help you improve your understanding of best practices and make your code easier to read and maintain.
Browse courses on
Programming Best Practices
Show steps
- Set aside some time each day to practice writing code.
- Choose a small project to work on, such as a simple game or a utility.
- Focus on writing clean, maintainable code, even if it takes longer.
- Get feedback from other programmers on your code.
Create a personal project using Unity
Show steps
Working on a personal project will give you the opportunity to apply what you're learning in this course to a real-world scenario.
Show steps
- Choose a project idea that you're passionate about.
- Plan the project and create a design document.
- Implement the project using Unity.
- Test the project and get feedback from other programmers.
- Publish the project.
Build a game using Programming Patterns
Show steps
Building a game using Programming Patterns will give you hands-on experience with how they work and how to apply them in a real-world scenario.
Show steps
- Choose a game idea that you're passionate about.
- Design the game mechanics and how you will use Programming Patterns to implement them.
- Implement the game mechanics using Programming Patterns.
- Test the game and get feedback from other programmers.
- Publish the game.
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