This short book is about code samples and how they can help you get the programming job you want. Code samples are a potentially useful tool for a job-seeking programmer at any stage of their career, but especially for the computer science student who is graduating college.In this book, you'll see how to identify and craft the best possible code sample, see examples of code samples in C++ and C#, and learn from interviews with technical managers who hire programmers and software engineers who have successfully navigated the hiring process using their code samples.About the author: Ellen Guon Beeman teaches game software design and production as a Senior Lecturer at DigiPen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Washington. She is an expert and consultant in game software development and has worked on 50+ shipped games.She joined Origin to write and direct games in the Wing Commander series, and has also held salaried positions at Electronics Arts, Warner Bros., Microsoft, Gazillion, and Glu Mobile. As a freelance game designer, she worked on projects for Disney, Sega, Leapfrog Toys, and other companies. Prior to her games career, Ellen was a television writer, and she also has published four fantasy and science fiction novels and numerous short stories. Ellen has been a frequent speaker at the Game Developer Conference, PAX and PAX Dev, and other game industry events.