The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development

Success in today`s IT environment requires you to view your career as a business endeavor. In this book, you`ll learn how to become an entrepreneur, driving your career in the direction of your choosing. You`ll learn how to build your software development career step by 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. 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 itself; don`t let those choices be accidental. We`ll walk through all aspects of the decision-making process, so you can ensure that you`re investing your time and energy in the right areas. You`ll develop a structured plan for keeping your mind engaged and your skills fresh. You`ll learn how to assess your skills in terms of where they fit on the value chain, driving you away from commodity skills... ISBN:978-1-934356-34-0