Michael Lopp
As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup?
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Michael Lopp
As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup?
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Explores the non-coding aspects of a software career, offering practical advice on management, workplace dynamics, and making critical career changes.
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It helps developers think more intentionally about professional growth.
It provides practical career guidance specific to the engineering profession.
Developers credit this book with fundamentally changing how they approach their craft and think about engineering problems.
"It helped me realise that I was not happy in the company I was working at the time, I learned to recognize red flags in an organization, and it empowered me to start my journey into programming."
— codegram_user · Let's read! Book recommendations for World Book Day · Apr 23, 2020
"It’s his third book after Managing humans and Being Geek."
— sirech · Book Review: The art of leadership · Aug 28, 2020
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