Junior to Senior

<p>As a programmer you've spent plenty of time learning technical and programming skills. Junior engineers-and even some who have been in it a long time-must constantly focus on improving their hard technical skills.</p><p><br></p><p>But writing code is only part of our job as software developers. It's equally essential for developers to cultivate the <em>soft skills</em> critical for adding value for their team their company their customers and their career-and it's often neglected.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Junior to Senior</em> is one of only a few books that gives practical advice on the soft skills needed to thrive as an engineer:</p><ul><li>Dealing with lack of confidence</li><li>Learning from others and by reading unfamiliar code</li><li>Managing your time</li><li>Working effectively with your manager</li><li>Communicating clearly with business stakeholders and writing clear documentation</li><li>Understanding different ways to add value for a company and its customers</li><li>Managing risks and recovering from mistakes</li><li>Dealing with conflict</li><li>Balancing the demands of work and personal life</li></ul><p>... and much more.</p><p><br></p><p>Improvements in these areas are important milestones on the journey from junior to senior software developer. <em>Junior to Senior</em> is filled with insights from one engineer to another to guide you along that path.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you studied Computer Science graduated from a coding bootcamp or are a self-taught programmer this book will help you manage yourself build value and earn the confidence of your team to take on roles with greater responsibility and impact.</p><p><br></p><p>The print edition also includes a special upgrade offer for full digital access on Holloway.com with lifetime access to free updates extra online resources and multiple DRM-free digital download formats. The ebook edition includes a special upgrade offer for the same access.</p>