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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 companyExclusive interviews withSteve Wozniak, Inventor, Apple computerJohn Schwarz, CEO, Business ObjectsJames Gosling, Inventor, Java programming languageMarissa Mayer, Google VP, Search Products and User ExperienceJon Bentley, Author, Programming PearlsMarc Benioff, CEO and founder, Salesforce.comGrady Booch, IBM Fellow and co-founder Rational SoftwareBjarne Stroustrup, Inventor, C++ programming languageDavid Vaskevitch, Microsoft CTO Linus Torvalds, Creator, Linux operating system kernelRichard Stallman, Founder, Free software movementPeter Norvig, Google's Director of ResearchMark Russinovich, Microsoft Fellow and Windows ArchitectTom Malloy, Adobe Chief Software ArchitectDiane Greene, Co-founder and past CEO of VMwareRobert Kahn, Co-inventor, the InternetRay Tomlinson, Inventor, email
Contents
Preface xiPart I: FundamentalsChapter 1: Makin' it Big 2Chapter 2: What Good Software Is Really About 10Interview with Marissa Mayer: Google VP and First Lady of Software 23Chapter 3: School Versus Job 31Interview with Jon Bentley: Author, Programming Pearls 37Chapter 4: Mission Impossible? Getting a Job in Software Development 43Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup: Inventor of the C++ Programming Language 62Chapter 5: Making the Most of the Early Years as a Software Developer 68Interview with Richard Stallman: Founder of the Free Software Movement 79Chapter 6: Essential Skills. Some are Even Technical 84Interview with Ray Tomlinson: Inventor of Email 100Chapter 7: The Sweet Science of Software R&D Organizations 110Interview with Peter Norvig: Google's Director of Research 122Chapter 8: Career Killers 127Part II: LeadershipChapter 9: Working the Org 139Interview with John Schwarz: CEO, Business Objects 154Chapter 10: Successful Software Project Proposals 161Interview with Linus Torvalds: Mr. Linux 170Chapter 11: Career Advancement 176Interview with Mark Russinovich: Windows Guru, Microsoft Technical Fellow 192Chapter 12: Time Management 201Interview with David Vaskevitch: Microsoft CTO 214Chapter 13: Avoiding Software Development Overruns 219Interview with Grady Booch: The Sage of Software Architecture 236Chapter 14: Zen and the Critical Art of Balance 244Interview with Tom Malloy: Adobe Chief Software Architect 251Chapter 15: Secret Insights on Software Project Management 260Interview with James Gosling: Inventor of the Java Programming Language 281Chapter 16: The Big Leagues: From Medium-Shot to Big-Shot 288Part III: GreatnessChapter 17: Leadership in Software Innovation 306Interview with Robert Kahn: Co-inventor of the Internet 323Chapter 18: The Big Leagues: From Big-Shot to Visionary 333Interview with Steve Wozniak: Inventor of the Apple computer, Co-founder of Apple Inc., Pop icon 352Chapter 19: If Knew Then What I Know Now 360Interview with Marc Benioff: CEO, Salesforce.com 369Chapter 20: Going out on Your Own: The "Software Startup" 379Interview with Diane Greene: Co-founder and Past CEO of VMware 396Chapter 21: Compensation: Kuh-ching! 404Chapter 22: Making It Big? 413Index 418
