Being Geek : The Software Developer's Career Handbook

by Lopp, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780596155407
• ISBN10: 0596155409
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-15
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Recalling his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Borland, Netscape, and Symantec, Lopp walks through a complete job life cycle, starting with the job search and finishing with the realization it might be time to look again.

Author Biography

1. Michael Lopp

   Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineering manager. When he's not worrying about staying relevant, he writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves at the popular weblog, Rands in Repose. Michael wrote a book called "Managing Humans" which explains that while you might be rewarded for what you produce, you will only be successful because of your people.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
A Career Playbook
How to Win	p. 3
A List of Three	p. 9
The Itch	p. 17
The Sanity Check	p. 25
The Nerves	p. 31
The Button	p. 37
The Business	p. 45
Deconstructing Management
The Culture Chart	p. 57
Managing Managers	p. 63
The Issue with the Doof	p. 73
The Leaper	p. 81
The Enemy	p. 87
The Impossible	p. 93
Knee Jerks	p. 99
A Deep Breath	p. 107
Gaming the System	p. 113
Managing Werewolves	p. 121
BAB	p. 127
Your People	p. 133
Wanted	p. 139
The Toxic Paradox	p. 147
The Pond	p. 155
Your Daily Toolkit
The Nerd Handbook	p. 165
The Taste of the Day	p. 173
The Trickle List	p. 181
The Crisis and the Creative	p. 189
The Foamy Rules for Rabid Tools	p. 195
Up to Nothing	p. 203
How to Not Throw Up	p. 209
Out Loud	p. 215
Bits, Features, and Truth	p. 223
The Reveal	p. 233
Your Next GIG
The Screw-Me Scenario	p. 245
No Surprises	p. 251
A Deliberate Career	p. 257
The Curse of the Silicon Valley	p. 265
A Disclosure	p. 271
Mind the Gap	p. 279
The Exodus	p. 287
Bad News about Your Bright Future	p. 295
Epilogue Hurry	p. 301
Appendix The Rules of Back Alley Bridge	p. 305
Index	p. 311
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