Really great article on the time when you need to make a change in your career:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/making-the-switch-as-a-software-developer/
Making a switch as a developer…
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Career Progression in Software Engineering : Awesome Video :)
Awesome video on the Career Progression in Software Engineering : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPbE7BssOs
Nice simple short article on Programming Principles
Before you commit…
Another great article on things to do before you commit your code … heavy focus on .net tooling support
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/my-workflow-before-i-submit-code-changes/
Nice article on clean code
Great Quote as well:
“Clean code always looks like it was written by someone who cares”
Michael Feathers
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/important-tips-to-write-clean-code-in-visual-studio/
The Software Engineers Development Plan – Part 1
I manage a large number of developers at work. In fact to explain things a little, here is my current BIO:
“Dominic is the Tech Group Lead in Xero. He’s been .Net developer for a few years now, and spends most of his time these days herding cats. In other words : he is responsible for the management, delivery and quality for a group of 25 devs, QAs and other techies.
He lives in the Paris of the South (Canberra) but doesn’t speak french. He’s passionate about Boardgames, Cheese and Wine”
One of the main tools I have been using managing developers is the use of a Professional Development Plan.
This series of posts will focus on what a PDP Looks like, how to create one and how to use them.
If you are totally unaware of what a PDP is have a look at a few articles:
- http://au.hudson.com/job-seekers/career-advice/why-you-need-a-professional-development-plan
- http://www.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/james-price/2014/09/21/how-to-create-staff-training-and-professional-development-plans
- http://www.inspireeducation.net.au/blog/create-a-professional-development-plan-for-your-personal-success/
Next, Part 2 the structure of a PDP
Great Article on Interviews for Software Engineers
Really excellent article for anyone thinking about a new job and in particular interviews.
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/rock-your-technical-interview/
I want to highlight some very important points raised by the author:
1.PREPARE AND USE THE INTERVIEW AS AN EXPERIENCE
“Study Technical Questions – Basic Questions, Rehearse Difficult Questions, White Board, Write Down Missed Questions
- Every time while going for any interview be prepared with basic questions, research some difficult questions with the answers prior to it.
- After coming back from an interview, write down the missed questions.”
Prepare, Prepare, Prepare. This is an important event. Treat it like a really hard exam.
Also, learn from the experience. Keep a record of questions in a doc.
2.GETTING THERE ON TIME
- “Dress appropriately. Be on time. Arriving 30 minutes early is good
- Take two forms of maps: Because sometimes you will get traffic on any road; you have to know another road. Also, sometimes if you have taken a photograph into mobile and unfortunately the battery of your mobile gets discharged, in these cases, you have to carry a print out of the maps with the detailed address.”
OK, that might seem very straightforward but rushing or being late to an interview.
Great article on writing clean C# code
This is just gold. For any newbie touching C# please read this document – covers some really simple yet very important guidelines:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/tips-for-writing-clean-and-best-code-in-c-sharp/
Really important article on burnout in Software Development
OK if you follow this blog you know by now how much I love Scott Hanselman and it’s no surprise that he’s written another great article on one of the dark areas of Software Development: Burnout
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToDealWithTechnologyBurnoutMaybeItsLifesCycles.aspx
I’ve seen it too many times, where great Engineers just get fed up with the daily grind of needing to deliver. As Scott says some times we just need to drop everything and take a break.
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