What I wish I had known when starting my development career
This is a guest post from Donnie Berkholz, lightly edited. Enjoy! Dear new developer, Since joining an enterprise (the world’s largest business-travel company) a while ago to drive their DevOps transformation, my ongoing mental evolution regarding the value of technology has gone through an almost religious rebirth. I now think in a completely different way … Continue reading How to be a 10x engineer: Business value for technologists
Dear new developers, Update July 5, 2020: I now have a launch date and a cover. You may have noticed the pace of new letters has slowed down a bit. There have been some fantastic guest posts, but there's only been one new letter per week for a while. There's a reason for that. I'm … Continue reading I’m writing the book I wished I’d read
Dear new developer, I saw this insightful tweet: https://twitter.com/nora_js/status/1224905963804606467 The whole thread is worth reading, but you get the basic idea. Sometimes you don't know what you don't know. When I think back over the years, I am amazed at how many things I can do without thinking now that would have been baffling to … Continue reading You’re going to put some plates in toasters
Dear new developer, Just like you should learn a text editor, you should learn an integrated development environment (aka IDE). This is typically a standalone program focused on one or more programming languages. They range from free to a couple of hundred bucks in pricing. Using an IDE will give you the following benefits: It … Continue reading Learn an IDE
Dear new developer, At some point in your career, you might get laid off. This is different than being fired for performance reasons (which might happen too, unfortunately). First off, I am not a lawyer, so this is based on experience, reading and research, not a law degree. Please don't take this as legal advice … Continue reading How to go through a layoff
Letters To A New Developer 