7 Working as part of a team
This chapter covers
- Interacting with your manager and understanding their expectations
- Being part of a development team and working to benefit the team, not just yourself
- The importance of improving your skills and how to do it
You are never alone as a developer, even if right now you’re working on your first project by yourself in a dark room. That code may be intended as part of your portfolio, or perhaps it’s a new product you’re hoping to release, but the moment you need advice or help from others, you’ll stop being alone. It’s just a matter of time.
No matter how much you try to work on everything alone, you’ll soon realize that there is a lot more to a software project than just the code. And you know what? ...
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