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Product type Book

Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801818704

Pages 310 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Application Development

Authors (2):

Heather VanCura

Bruno Souza

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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

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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Edwin Derks

Q: Welcome, Edwin Derks, who is a Java Champion. One of the most impactful things in his career was becoming a Java Champion.

Edwin, tell us a little bit about yourself in terms of where you work and your career journey.

A: I am a consultant at Team Rockstars IT in the Netherlands – it’s a consulting company of about 500 people – and I have a Java developer background.

I started professionally developing in 2007, but over the years, I have grown all the way from Java developer to architect, and now I work more as a consultant because, with every step, I tend to find out that I’m more of a problem solver and a manager than a developer per se, but this technical package that I have is really useful for finding the right solutions to the big problems companies have in IT. I’m making myself useful with consulting, mostly, but also inspiring and coaching colleagues to become experts in their field.

Q: Very exciting...