Being Geek – The Software Developer’s Career Handbook
by Michael Lopp,
publisher: O'Reilly Media
on the book (from oreilly.com/catalog/9780596155414):
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?
Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon
Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek --
an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better
career decisions.
With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a
complete job life cycle, starting with the job interview and ending
with the realization that it might be time to find another gig. Many
books teach you how to interview for a job or how to manage a project
successfully, but only this book helps you handle the baffling
circumstances you may encounter throughout your career.
Decide what you're worth with the chapter on "The Business"
Determine the nature of the miracle your CEO wants with "The Impossible"
Give effective presentations with "How Not to Throw Up"
Handle liars and people with devious agendas with "Managing Werewolves"
Realize when you should be looking for a new gig with "The Itch"
on the book in German (by JH):
ML legt ein Buch über den angenommenen 3-jährigen Lebenszyklus
eines Jobs vor, den er als Gig bezeichnet.
Er startet bei dem Zeitpunkt, wo jemand aus den verschiedenen Motiven
heraus anfängt, einen neuen Job zu suchen,
über das Interviewing, ...
über Team-Leiter, von denen bei Unterstützung für die eigene Karriere
erwartet, und sie nicht findet, ...
über die unterschiedlichen Sorten von mehr oder weniger lieben Kollegen,
bis zum (bitteren) Ende,
wo man sich wieder auf die Suche macht.
Das Buch ist sehr humorvoll aber auch sehr drastisch geschrieben.
Ich (JH) finde es nicht nur einen hochgradigen Genuss, darin zu schmökern, es ist auch total aufschlussreich und hilft einem großartig, die eigenen Erkenntnisse mosaikmäßig zusammenzusetzen.
on the author (from oreillynet.com/pub/au/4531):
Michael Lopp oreillynet.com/pub/au/4531
is a Silicon Valley-based engineering
manager. When he's not worrying about staying relevant, he writes
about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves at the popular weblog,
Rands in Repose. Michael wrote a book called "Managing Humans" which
explains that while you might be rewarded for what you produce, you
will only be successful because of your people.
