Being Geek

The Software Developer's Career Handbook



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Price$14.99 - $19.99
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AuthorMichael Lopp
PublisherO'Reilly Media
Published2010
Pages336
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-100596155409
ISBN-139780596155407
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As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he's a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek - an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions.


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