The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition
by David Thomas, Andrew Hunt
Topic 1 | It's Your Life |
I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.
It is your life. You own it. You run it. You create it.
Many developers we talk to are frustrated. Their concerns are varied. Some feel they're stagnating in their job, others that technology has passed them by. Folks feel they are under appreciated, or underpaid, or that their teams are toxic. Maybe they want to move to Asia, or Europe, or work from home.
And the answer we give is always the same.
“Why can't you change it?”
Software development must appear close to the top of any list of careers where you have control. Our skills are in demand, our knowledge crosses geographic boundaries, we can work remotely. ...
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