Passionate Programmer, 2/e

Passionate Programmer, 2/e"Success in todays IT environment requires you to view your career as a business endeavor. In this book, youll learn how to become an entrepreneur, driving your career in the direction of your choosing. Youll learn how to build your software development career step step, following the same path that you would follow if you were building, marketing, and selling a product. After all, your skills themselves are a product."color: rgb(8, 113, 135); font

"Success in todays IT environment requires you to view your career as a business endeavor. In this book, youll learn how to become an entrepreneur, driving your career in the direction of your choosing. Youll learn how to build your software development career step step, following the same path that you would follow if you were building, marketing, and selling a product. After all, your skills themselves are a product."color: rgb(8, 113, 135); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: justify;""The choices you make about which technologies to focus on and which business domains to master have at least as much impact on your success as your technical knowledge itselfdont let those choices be accidental. Well walk through all aspects of the decision-making process, so you can ensure that youre investing your time and energy in the right areas."color: rgb(8, 113, 135); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; text-align: justify;""Youll develop a structured plan for keeping your mind engaged and your skills fresh. Youll learn how to assess your skills in terms of where they fit on the value chain, driving you away from commodity skills and toward those that are in high demand. Through a mix of high-level, thought-provoking essays and tactical Act on It� sections, you will come away with concrete plans you can put into action immediately. This new edition focuses more closely on creating a remarkable career. Youll get a chance to read the perspectives of several highly successful members of our industry from a variety of career paths, and new tips have been added through the book to reflect new lessons to learn and new actions to take to improve your career."As with any product or service, if nobody knows what youre selling, nobody will buy. Well walk through the often-neglected world of marketing, and youll create a plan to market yourself both inside your company and to the industry in general."Above all, youll see how you can set the direction of your career, leading to a more fulfilling and remarkable professional life.