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Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual

Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual

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Mediocre To Great. Become The Best Software Developer You Can Be - Level Up Your Income, Relationships, Health and Mindset By Mastering Soft Skills.

Success isn't a clear road for software developers. There's too much information and it can feel overwhelming. Many developers get stuck and have no idea what to do next.

Soft Skills aims to solve this. To give you a clear path with actionable steps for your career (and life). So you can get back to what you enjoy doing... solving unique puzzles and fun problems.

Most books talk about how to improve your career. Or how to pass interview questions.

But have you ever read a book that tells you how to become the best software developer you can be? Not with technical skills but in every aspect of your life?

Well, I've taken the wrong paths. I've taken the right paths and some I'm not so sure about.

I haven't had much guidance in my software development journey. I've never felt like there was someone who had a simple step-by-step roadmap I could follow.

I've never felt like there was someone who could show me how to be the most successful software developer I could be...

Not in just writing code-but in life in general.

This is why I wrote this book. To make your software development journey a success-Soft Skills will get you there quickly...

This isn't your typical book filled with untested theories. It's all based on proven timeless principles and my personal experience.

Notice how many developers get stuck in dead-end jobs but others reach the top with no effort?

Their secret?

This book answers that question.

It's how I ended up "retired" at 33.

If you're a software developer and you want to go from decent to great... this book is for you.

"It's about getting to success. It's about the habits and strategies, procedures and mindsets, and tricks and hacks that you can use to push yourself ever closer to success. These are the things this book talksabout, and can teach you. They're things you need to know." - Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)

What You Will Learn:
  • The Best Ways To Land The Job, Keep The Job And Climb The Corporate Ladder (Avoid the most common mistakes that sink careers before they even start)
  • How To Market Yourself If You Want To Stand Out From Your Competition (Why only the top candidates get the best contracts and positions)
  • 10 Step Process To Learn Anything Quickly and Efficiently
  • Complete Productivity System For 10x Work Output. Everything You Need To Become A Finisher (It's how I stay and remain motivated)
  • What To Do With Your Paycheck to Maximize Your Earnings (Should I invest? What about debt? When should I negotiate my salary?)
  • My Proven Secrets To Gaining Muscle And Melting Off Fat
  • How To Master Relationships As A Software Developer (Dive deep into yourself for peace of mind)
What's New in 2nd edition:

New chapters that you don't want to miss out on. Such as building your brand on YouTube. Building true wealth-I give you my exact financial concepts. I've used these to retire young and to create millions of dollars in multiple areas. A chapter on fasting and my current eating schedule. A chapter on a philosophical subject that has been key in shaping the direction of my life in the last few years, stoic philosophy-this is a chapter you don't want to miss.

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Summary

Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual is a unique guide, offering techniques and practices for a more satisfying life as a professional software developer. In it, developer and life coach John Sonmez addresses a wide range of important "soft" topics, from career and productivity to personal finance and investing, and even fitness and relationships, all from a developer-centric viewpoint.

Forewords by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) and Scott Hanselman.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Book

For most software developers, coding is the fun part. The hard bits are dealing with clients, peers, and managers, staying productive, achieving financial security, keeping yourself in shape, and finding true love. This book is here to help.

Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual is a guide to a well-rounded, satisfying life as a technology professional. In it, developer and life coach John Sonmez offers advice to developers on important "soft" subjects like career and productivity, personal finance and investing, and even fitness and relationships. Arranged as a collection of 71 short chapters, this fun-to-read book invites you to dip in wherever you like. A Taking Action section at the end of each chapter shows you how to get quick results. Soft Skills will help make you a better programmer, a more valuable employee, and a happier, healthier person.

What's Inside

  • Boost your career by building a personal brand
  • John's secret ten-step process for learning quickly
  • Fitness advice to turn your geekiness to your advantage
  • Unique strategies for investment and early retirement

About the Author

John Sonmez is a developer, teacher, and life coach who helps technical professionals boost their careers and live a more fulfilled life.

Table of Contents

  1. Why this book is unlike any book you've ever read
  2. SECTION 1: CAREER
  3. Getting started with a "BANG!": Don't do what everyone else does
  4. Thinking about the future: What are your goals?
  5. People skills: You need them more than you think
  6. Hacking the interview
  7. Employment options: Enumerate your choices
  8. What kind of software developer are you?
  9. Not all companies are equal
  10. Climbing the corporate ladder
  11. Being a professional
  12. Freedom: How to quit your job
  13. Freelancing: Going out on your own
  14. Creating your first product
  15. Do you want to start a startup?
  16. Working remotely survival strategies
  17. Fake it till you make it
  18. Resumes are BORING--Let's fix that
  19. Don't get religious about technology
  20. SECTION 2: MARKETING YOURSELF
  21. Marketing basics for code monkeys
  22. Building a brand that gets you noticed
  23. Creating a wildly successful blog
  24. Your primary goal: Add value to others
  25. #UsingSocialNetworks
  26. Speaking, presenting, and training: Speak geek
  27. Writing books and articles that attract a following
  28. Don't be afraid to look like an idiot
  29. SECTION 3: LEARNING
  30. Learning how to learn: How to teach yourself
  31. My 10-step process
  32. Steps 1-6: Do these once
  33. Steps 7-10: Repeat these
  34. Looking for mentors: Finding your Yoda
  35. Taking on an apprentice: Being Yoda
  36. Teaching: Learn you want? Teach you must.
  37. Do you need a degree or can you "wing it?"
  38. Finding gaps in your knowledge
  39. SECTION 4: PRODUCTIVITY
  40. It all starts with focus
  41. My personal productivity plan
  42. Pomodoro Technique
  43. My quota system: How I get way more done than I should
  44. Holding yourself accountable
  45. Multitasking dos and don'ts
  46. Burnout: I've got the cure!
  47. How you're wasting your time
  48. The importance o


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781617292392
  • Publisher: Manning Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Manning Publications
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 470
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Weight: 815 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1617292397
  • Publisher Date: 29 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: PAP/PSC
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Software Developer's Life Manual
  • Width: 190 mm


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