Data Dump: Insider Advice from Experienced Software Professionals

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Table of Contents

  • Hello, World! FREE SAMPLE
  • Diversity of Perspectives FREE SAMPLE
  • The Questions
    • What’s a change you’ve made in the past couple years that’s helped you in work, life, or both?
    • What book would you give to someone starting off in software?
    • How did you get your first software job, and would you recommend a similar path for someone looking to get into programming now?
    • What do you look for in a teammate or when hiring a programmer for your team?
    • What’s a red flag for you when considering a new co-worker?
    • How do you stay up-to-date on new languages and technologies?
    • What’s something you’ve struggled with in your career?
    • What’s something you’ve recently learned that you wish you’d known back when you first started in software?
    • What advice would you give to an aspiring developer?
    • What advice would you tell them to ignore?
    • What’s an unusual habit or superstition you have with programming?
    • What’s something that surprised you about programming?
    • What do you look for in a potential workplace? What are some bad signs in a potential employer?
    • Proudest moment in your programming career? Anything from a well-planned achievement to a frantic diagnosis and fix of a dastardly error.
    • What do you like to listen to while coding?
  • The Survey’s Ready; Now What?
  • Survey Responses
  • Lori Baumgartner
  • Tyler Amos
  • Blake Perdue
  • Brittany Hayes
  • Daniel Ingraham FREE SAMPLE
  • Robbie Allen
  • Marla Hoggard
  • Brian Clee
  • Matt Superdock
  • Joseph Ravenwolfe
  • Nope 1 FREE SAMPLE
  • Michaux Kelley
  • Ana Ulin
  • Henry Zhu
  • Zack “Coop” Cooper
  • Cody Braun
  • Chris Allen-Poole
  • Brian Sewell
  • Andrea Gossett
  • David Ivy
  • Greg Kenenitz
  • Nope 2
  • Paul Stanley
  • Dan Salo
  • Adam Stasio
  • Hannah Deters
  • Michael Simpson
  • Aaron Newcomer
  • Anne Johnson FREE SAMPLE
  • Jefferson Neel
  • Nick Passarella
  • Pierre Lebrun
  • Nope 3
  • Paul Friedman
  • Rachel Tublitz
  • Roie Levin
  • Tim Pile
  • Edward Anderson
  • Derick Hitchcock
  • Nick Haynes
  • Robert Tillery
  • Ganesh Bonala
  • Stephanie Fenton
  • Nope 4
  • Zach Porter
  • Emir Ibrahimbegovic
  • Thanh “LiveSomeWhere.com” Nguyen
  • Eric Pfahl
  • Keethan Kleiner
  • Mason Matthews
  • Michael Stalker
  • David Pell
  • John Hegele
  • Tim Liu
  • Nope 5
  • Corinne Henk
  • Advice Recap
  • Changes You Can Make to Help You Right Now
  • How To Get Your First Software Job
  • Three Things to Demonstrate in an Interview
  • Three Things to Avoid Showing During an Interview
  • How to Stay Up-to-date on Languages and Technologies
  • Be Wary of these Common Software Developer Struggles
  • Advice Experienced Programmers Wish They’d Known Long Ago
  • Three Things that Might Surprise You About Software Development
  • Epilogue
    • Thankee
    • Feedback
  • Recommended Resources
    • Recommended Books
    • Recommended Websites
    • Recommended Newsletters
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