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Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801818704

Length 310 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Application Development

Authors (2):

Bruno Souza

Heather VanCura

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 The Basics: Learn and Practice the Technical Skills

2. Chapter 1: The Secret to Learning about Technology Quickly and Continuously FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Choose Your Best Path for Learning, Training, and Certifications

4. Chapter 3: Optimize Your Support Network for Growth

5. Chapter 4: Acquire the Right Skills Deliberately

6. Chapter 5: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

7. Part 2 Get Involved: Participate in the Community

8. Chapter 6: Become a Team Player by Embracing Communities

9. Chapter 7: Focus Your Growth by Giving and Receiving Mentoring

10. Chapter 8: Be Part of a Larger Group – Meeting People at User Groups and Meetups

11. Chapter 9: Grow Your Network through Social Media

12. Chapter 10: Build Lasting Relationships

13. Part 3 Create Impact: Share and Lead

14. Chapter 11: Build Trust and Solve Problems with Open Source Projects

15. Chapter 12: Scaling Trust through Public Engagement: Speaking and Blogs

16. Chapter 13: Be a Leader: Manage Up, Down, and Across Your Organization

17. Chapter 14: Stepping Up Your Technology Game – Defining Technology Instead of Merely Using It

18. Chapter 15: Build Your Personal Brand and Become a Trusted Advisor

19. Index

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Interview

Scott Wierschem

Q: Scott, can you quickly introduce yourself?

A: My name is Scott Wierschem. I’ve been doing software development for about 40 years. I’ve been doing Java development for 20 years.

My forte is working on legacy systems: old crusty code that most people are afraid to dig into. I like to find ways to get in there and make it maintainable.

I have a project I call the Keep Calm and Refactor project. It’s a mentoring program to help developers who have got some experience but need help to become better at handling legacy software development, as that’s really what most of us are going to be working on for most of our careers. If you can be good at that, you will have a much more enjoyable career in software development. That’s what lights my fire these days.

Q: That’s awesome. One of the things that you do is help developers not only deal with legacy code but actually to become better developers. You practice...

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