Career
A collection of guides and articles to help you start and improve your career.
Whether it’s getting started in the software development industry, finding a job, or improving at your current job, you’ll find articles on this page to help you.
Job Search
A range of articles and other resources to help you with your job search.
Things to Know Before Your Career
A list and explanation of things you should know before you start a programming career.
Starting a New Job
A guide to starting a new job as a software developer.
How to Become a Contractor
A guide on how to become an IT contractor.
Guide to LinkedIn
A guide to LinkedIn for software developers.
Definitive Guide to Becoming a Database Developer
An in-depth guide on becoming a database developer.
How to Find a Programming Job
A guide and list of places you can use to find a programming job.
How to Become a Consultant
A guide on how to become a consultant in the IT industry.
Job Interviews
A guide to job interviews for developers.
Improvement
A range of articles to help you improve your career.
Learning from a Travel Visa Disaster
How a Chinese travel visa disaster helped my career.
Learned as a Junior Programmer
A few things I wish I had known when I was a junior database programmer.
Don't Reinvent the Wheel
What “reinventing the wheel” is and why you should avoid it in software development.
How to Organise Email
Here’s how I organise email to keep track of it.
Performance Reviews
A guide to performance reviews for developers.
Effective Communication
A list of 26 tips on effective communication at work.
Advice for Computer Science Students
130 Computer Science faculty share their advice for new CS students.
Real Life Habits We Can Learn From Programming
A list of real-life habits we can learn from programming.
Getting Kicked Off a Project
How to handle getting kicked off a project.
Career Lessons from Game of Thrones
A list of career lessons you can learn from Game of Thrones.
Reduce Stress
A collection of tips to reduce stress and have a positive attitude at work
Career Planning
A guide to career planning for software developers.
Time Management Tips
A collection of 37 time management tips for developers.
Advice for Software Development Client Success
65 software development companies share advice for client and project success.
Learned from Renovation
A list of things a house renovation has taught me about my career.
Let Go
I was let go. Why is it important to be prepared?
The Importance of Routine
An explanation of personal routine and why it’s important.
Improve Work Performance
A list of 72 ways you can improve your performance at work.
Improve Programming Skills
A list of 32 ways you can improve your programming skills.
4 Books for Programmers
A review and thoughts on four books for programmers that I’ve read.
Tech Conferences 2020
A list of 960+ tech conferences occurring in 2020.
Reference
A range of reference guides and articles on software development and career.
Employer Pay for Certification
How to convince your employer to pay for your certification.
Test-Driven Development
An explanation and guide to test-driven development (TDD).
What My Average Day Looks Like
A walkthrough of what my average day looks like.
Creating a Web App
My experience creating a web app from scratch on the side.
Simple Solution
An explanation and story of why a simple solution is often better.
Programmer Jokes
A list of 88 different jokes for programmers.
Business Jargon to Avoid
A list of 65 business jargon phrases to avoid and what to use instead.
