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the next step is to learn enough about it to get you to one of the frontiers of knowledge
How to Do Great WorkDevelop a habit of working on your own projects.
How to Do Great WorkActual grooming is at least moderately important, too
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus SoftwareTry for “It was a privilege to assist my team by leading their efforts with regards to $YOUR_SPECIALTY.” Say it in a mirror a thousand times until you can say it with a straight face. You might feel like you’re overstating your accomplishments. Screw that.
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus SoftwareModesty is not a career-enhancing character trait:
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software(Once upon a time I would have described myself as “Slightly below average” in programming skill. I have since learned that I had a radically skewed impression of the skill distribution, that programming skill is not what people actually optimize for, and that modesty is against my interests. These days if you ask me how good of a programmer I am I will start telling you stories about how I have programmed systems which helped millions of kids learn to read or which provably made companies millions. The question of where I am on the bell curve matters to no one, so why bother worrying about it…
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus SoftwareYour most important professional skill is communication
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Softwareyou radically overestimate the likelihood that your startup will succeed and radically overestimate the portion of the pie that will be allocated to you if the startup succeeds
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus SoftwareRemember you’re selling the solution to a business need (raise revenue or decrease costs) rather than programming skill or your beautiful face.
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus SoftwareNetworking just means a) meeting people who at some point can do things for you (or vice versa) and b) making a favorable impression on them.
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Softwareyou probably are good enough to work at that company you think you’re not good enough for. They hire better mortals, but they still hire mortals.
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus SoftwareYou radically overestimate the average skill of the competition because of the crowd you hang around with: Many people already successfully employed as senior engineers cannot actually implement FizzBuzz.
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Softwaregood engineer has a track record of — repeat after me — increasing revenue or decreasing costs.
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Softwaredescribe yourself by what you have accomplished for previously employers vis-a-vis increasing revenues or reducing costs
Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Softwareat a young age] he’s rea
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