Why This Book?You can learn the most popular frameworks, use the best programming languages, and work at the biggest tech companies, but if you cultivate bad habits, it will be hard for you to become a top developer.
His lifelong appreciation for building software and shari.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, California, where he\'s the Chief Product Officer at Liferay Cloud.
Who\'s The Author?Zeno Rocha is a Brazilian creator and programmer.
The idea is to present you not a one man\'s point of view, but a collection of insights on how to navigate your career.
From London to Stockholm.
From S o Paulo to Montreal.
From San Francisco to New York.
These people come from all over the world and have a pretty diverse background.
All the way to established organizations such as Citibank, BlackBerry, and The New York Times.
Powerful startups such as GitHub, Spotify, Elastic, Segment, GoDaddy, and Shopify.
I went after tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Adobe.
At the end of each chapter, you\'ll find a section marked as Questions & Answers, where I interview senior Developers and tech leads from various companies to understand how they got there.
Everything is standalone and doesn\'t depend on previous knowledge.
You can follow the order of chapters, or you can read them individually.
In fact, this book was designed to be as simple and objective as possible.
You won\'t find the same format or structure that a regular book has.
What\'s Inside?This is not a traditional book.
This book can help you cultivate new Habits or rethink existing behaviors.
It doesn\'t matter how experienced you are. - Zachary Sohovich, Software Engineer at Nike What Will You Read?How to keep up with all the new technologiesWhat should you focus? Being a specialist or generalist?How to stay Productive and not feel overwhelmedThe importance of estimating tasks correctlyHow to approach new side project ideasAnd much more Who Should Read This Book?It doesn\'t matter if you\'re a Junior or Senior developer.
A must-read, for both beginners and experts alike.
The information presented is not only logical, not only personal, but very well backed up by many expert opinions throughout the book.
I wish I had access to this book while I was starting in the software industry.
A quest to uncover what Habits can be cultivated to become a better software engineer.
This book is a result of a quest.
This book doesn\'t offer a straight path or pre-defined formula of success.
Why This Book?You can learn the most popular frameworks, use the best programming languages, and work at the biggest tech companies, but if you cultivate bad habits, it will be hard for you to become a top developer