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By Sam Lightstone
Published by Prentice Hall
Reviewed by Nishant Kumar, Founder of
www.CareerRide.com
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This book is perfect for those who want to excel in software
career. There are certain things that are not taught in any schools or
colleges. You can only explore them with experience. Sam has put together all
such experiences and his inspiring advices for software aspirants in this book.
This book has information for all levels of software
professionals, whether one is just trying to jumpstart his career or he has
been working for ages. He has divided the book into 3 parts. First part is for
beginners who need a lot of mentoring to join a corporate. The second part
reveals how to move up in the industry. And the third part is for those who
believe to start something of their own.
Sam has included interviews of software executives, CEOs and
researchers along with the chapters which help to broaden knowledge about the
topics. It has advices of how to write good resume and there are valuable
points to a good interview.
Overall a good book to buy!
Table of contents
Part I: Fundamentals
-- Chapter 1: Making it Big
-- Chapter 2: What Good Software Is Really About
** Interview with Marissa Mayer: Google VP and First Lady of Software
--Chapter 3: School Versus Job
** Interview with Jon Bentley: Author, Programming Pearls
--Chapter 4: Mission Impossible? Getting a Job in Software Development
** Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup: Inventor of the C++ Programming Language
-- Chapter 5: Making the Most of the Early Years as a Software Developer
** Interview with Richard Stallman: Founder of the Free Software Movement
-- Chapter 6: Essential Skills. Some are Even Technical
** Interview with Ray Tomlinson: Inventor of Email
-- Chapter 7: The Sweet Science of Software R&D Organizations
** Interview with Peter Norvig: Google’s Director of Research
-- Chapter 8: Career Killers
Part II: Leadership
--Chapter 9: Working the Org
** Interview with John Schwarz: CEO, Business Objects
-- Chapter 10: Successful Software Project Proposals
** Interview with Linus Torvalds: Mr. Linux
Chapter 11: Career Advancement
** Interview with Mark Russinovich: Windows Guru, Microsoft Technical Fellow
-- Chapter 12: Time Management
** Interview with David Vaskevitch: Microsoft CTO
-- Chapter 13: Avoiding Software Development Overruns
** Interview with Grady Booch: The Sage of Software Architecture
-- Chapter 14: Zen and the Critical Art of Balance
** Interview with Tom Malloy: Adobe Chief Software Architect
-- Chapter 15: Secret Insights on Software Project Management
** Interview with James Gosling: Inventor of the Java Programming Language
-- Chapter 16: The Big Leagues: From Medium-Shot to Big-Shot
Part III: Greatness
-- Chapter 17: Leadership in Software Innovation
** Interview with Robert Kahn: Co-inventor of the Internet
-- Chapter 18: The Big Leagues: From Big-Shot to Visionary
** Interview with Steve Wozniak: Inventor of the Apple computer, Co-founder of
Apple Inc., Pop Icon
-- Chapter 19: If I Knew Then What I Know Now
** Interview with Marc Benioff: CEO, Salesforce.com
-- Chapter 20: Going Out on Your Own: The “Software Startup”
** Interview with Diane Greene: Co-founder and Past CEO of VMware
-- Chapter 21: Compensation: Kuh-ching!
-- Chapter 22: Making It Big?
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