How to survive as a software developer?

Nowadays, more and more people work in IT industry as a software developer. Have you think about that to be a 'successful' developer? How do I find a dream job, grow my career and even start my business? How to survive?

Then you need to develop Soft skills which the book Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual helps you to achieve your goals and enjoy your life in following areas: managing your career, dealing with clients, peers, and managers, staying productive, achieving financial security, and keeping yourself in shape, etc.

 Although the book title says"software developer's life manual", it's not a technical book and is helpful for other professional.

The book is comprised of 7 sections: Career, Marketing, Learning, Productivity, Financial, Fitness and Spirit. Just list some existing sentences here:

 "Creating your first product - As a software developer, you’re in a unique position to be able to be an
entrepreneur who not only imagines a concept or new idea, but can also
create it yourself."

 "Freedom: How to quit your job"  

 "Love and relationships:Computers can’t hold your hand"

The most sections I am impressed are "Marketing Yourself" and "Productivity".

“Marketing yourself”, it will contain practical advice about how to build a personal brand including create a successful blog, and how to get your name out there by speaking, teaching, writing, and a whole bunch of other ways to promote yourself.

"Productivity": We all know we’d be more productive if we’d do what we know we’re supposed to do, but a variety of reasons tend to foil our plans. The book suggests a couple of ways such as "focus" and "Breaking hard tasks down" to help you out. I personally recommend you to read one more book The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life which talking about how to streamline your life by identifying the essential and eliminating the unnecessary freeing you from everyday clutter and allowing you to focus on accomplishing the goals that can boost your productivity.

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.

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