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Making it Big in Software: Get the Job. Work the Org. Become Great
By: Sam Lightstone
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: March 10, 2010
Print ISBN-10: 0-13-705967-1
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-705967-6
Web ISBN-10: 0-13-706736-4
Web ISBN-13: 978-0-13-706736-7
Pages in Print Edition: 456
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Overview
The Software Insider’s Guide to Getting Hired and Getting to the Top!
Here’s all the information you need to jumpstart your software career: the best ways to get hired, move up, and blaze your way to the top! The software business has radically changed, and this book reveals today’s realities–everything your professors and corporate managers never told you. In his 20 years at IBM as a software architect, senior manager, and lead programmer, Sam Lightstone has briefed dozens of leading companies and universities on careers, new technology, and emerging areas of research. He currently works on one of the world’s largest software development teams and spends a good part of his time recruiting and mentoring software engineers. This book shares all the lessons for success Sam has learned…plus powerful insights from 17 of the industry’s biggest stars. Want to make it big in software? Start right here!
Discover how to
• Get your next job in software development
• Master the nontechnical skills crucial to your success
• “Work the org” to move up rapidly
• Successfully manage your time, projects, and life
• Avoid “killer” mistakes that could destroy your career
• Move up to “medium-shot,” “big-shot,” and finally, “visionary”
• Launch your own winning software company
Exclusive interviews with
Steve Wozniak, Inventor, Apple computer
John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects
James Gosling, Inventor, Java programming language
Marissa Mayer, Google VP, Search Products and User Experience
Jon Bentley, Author, Programming Pearls
Marc Benioff, CEO and founder, Salesforce.com
Grady Booch, IBM Fellow and co-founder Rational Software
Bjarne Stroustrup, Inventor, C++ programming language
David Vaskevitch, Microsoft CTO
Linus Torvalds, Creator, Linux operating system kernel
Richard Stallman, Founder, Free software movement
Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research
Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Fellow and Windows Architect
Tom Malloy, Adobe Chief Software Architect
Diane Greene, Co-founder and past CEO of VMware
Robert Kahn, Co-inventor, the Internet
Ray Tomlinson, Inventor, email
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"Insightful and interesting." - by Marleema on 03-MAR-2011
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I found the first hand experience and advice to be very useful. I recommend this book to anyone interested in being a part of the industry or even someone just wanting to know more about the software industry in general.
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"Bad book for people starting out" - by JL on 21-JAN-2011
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This book is actually quite simplistic and unrealistic, especially the chapter about "People Problems." If you're someone looking for real-world career advice, this isn't the book. If I could give this book no stars, I would.
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Personal & Professional Development
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Personal & Professional Development > Career Development
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1 TokenAn Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup: Inventor of the C++ Programming Language