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Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career

You're reading from   Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career 65 steps to becoming a better developer

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787287037
Length 302 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface I. Coder Skills FREE CHAPTER II. Freelancer Skills III. Career Skills Index

Chapter 50. Developer Soft Skills – Learning How to Gain an Edge in the Marketplace

I've talked quite a bit in this book about improving as a developer. Most of the time I focus on how you can learn new technical skills, such as becoming more proficient in a programming language or framework.

However, if you limit your knowledge to technical talent you will be decreasing your chances for success in the marketplace. In this chapter, I'm going to walk through five key developer soft skills that you can utilize to become a well-rounded coder.

Developer soft skills

The list of developer soft skills I'm about to present you is by no means comprehensive. But what it does offer you is a representation of the soft skills that I've personally used and had success with.

From being the IT Director of a national energy company in my late 20s to the CTO of a coding bootcamp with locations around the world, I've seen these skills help me at every level of my career...

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