Dear new developer, I taught technology courses for about a year and a half, but have been teaching folks almost my entire career in one way or another (everyone has something to teach), primarily through my blog. One thing I've learned over time is that if you can't explain a technology choice in a way … Continue reading Learn To Explain Concepts To Non-Technical Users
This is a guest blog post from Mark Sawers. Enjoy. Dear new developer, As a software engineer, it's easy to take our eye off the ball. The ball we really want to pay attention to isn't the stuff we focused on in college. The ball is improving business/organizational outcomes. There isn't a course of study … Continue reading Outcomes over output
Dear new developer, You need to realize that your manager is pulled between two goals (this assumes you have a good manager--if you don't have a manager who wants to help you, find a new job). 1. Helping you. 2. Helping the company for which you work. Unfortunately, the latter takes precedence. It's more work … Continue reading Help your manager help you by owning the one to one agenda
Dear new developer, This post from Corey Snipes, an experienced software developer, is well worth a read. From the post: People skills help so much. It’s hard to overstate that. I am a competent software developer, but I am really good at working on a team and that has carried me to increasingly sophisticated and … Continue reading How to market yourself as a new software developer
Letters To A New Developer 