The Software Developers Career Handb..., Michael Lopp
The Software Developers Career Handb..., Michael Lopp
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The Software Developer's Career Handbook
A Guide to Navigating the Unpredictable

Author: Michael Lopp

Narrator: David Stifel

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/31/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

At some point in your career, you'll realize there's more to being a software engineer than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Or join a startup? In this insightful and entertaining book, Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Slack, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, and Symantec to help you make better, more mindful career decisions.

With more than forty stand-alone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting with the interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to move on. You'll learn how to handle baffling circumstances in your job, understand what you want from your career, and discover how to thrive in your workplace.

● Learn how to navigate areas of your job that don't involve writing code

● Identify how the aspects you enjoy will affect your next career steps

● Build and maintain key relationships and interactions within your community

● Make choices that will help you have a deliberate career

● Recognize what's important to your manager and work on things that matter

Reviews

Between 3 and 4 stars. This is a mixed bag as you would expect from compilation of blog posts. The book stands on a very solid ground and is very prescriptive when it comes to more junior stuff: how to get through interviews, how to do presentations, how to assess your current position, how to demo......more

Goodreads review by Viktor

This is another book from Rands, not the first one I've read. Overall, to really enjoy an author's writing, you have to get used to it. Usually, his books are an array of articles from his blog, edited and reviewed so it looks like a book. Stories from life and experience. I've enjoyed 'Managing Hum......more