Letters to a New Developer

Learn what you need to succeed as a developer beyond the code. The lessons in this book will supercharge your career by sharing lessons and mistakes from real developers.

Wouldn't it be nice to learn from others' career mistakes? Soft skills are crucial to success, but are haphazardly picked up on the job or, worse, never learned. Understanding these competencies and how to improve them will make you a more effective team member and a more attractive hire.

This book will teach you the key skills you need, including how to ask questions, how and when to use common tools, and how to interact with other team members. Each will be presented in context and from multiple perspectives so you'll be able to integrate them and apply them to your own career quickly.

What You'll Learn

• Know when the best code is no code

• Understand what to do in the first month of your job
• See the surprising number of developers who can't program

• Avoid the pitfalls of working alone
  Who This Book Is For

  Anyone who is curious about software development as a career choice. You have zero to five years of software development experience and want to learn non-technical skills that can help your career. It is also suitable for teachers and mentors who want to provide guidance to their students and/or mentees.

  Collection of easy-to-digest letters from real developers focusing on the soft skills needed for success Presents real-world mistakes that developers have made, along with suggestions on how to avoid them Multiple reflections on the same skill (writing, asking questions, learning a new technology)

  Autorentext

Dan Moore has over 20 years of experience as a developer. His roles have included employee, contractor, community member, engineering manager, and CTO. He currently leads developer advocacy at FusionAuth, a Denver company, building software to handle authentication, authorization, and user management for any app. In 2018, Dan started a blog exclusively focused on helping new developers "level up" and has published over 150 posts to help them improve their skills and avoid common mistakes. He resides in Boulder, CO. You can find him on Twitter at @mooreds.

Inhalt

1. Your First Month.- 2. Questions.- 3. Writing.- 4. Tools to learn.- 5. Practices.- 6. Understanding the Business.- 7. Learning.- 8. Mistakes.- 9. Your Career.- 10. Community.