Essential Software Development Career + Technical Guide

Learn the easy way - skip the costly mistakes. Over 30 years of battle tested engineering experience packed into one practical guide so you don't have to fail before you succeed.
If you're a developer who wants to pass interviews, ship reliable systems, and move into senior roles faster, this book gives you the exact playbooks, checklists, and mental models seasoned engineers use every day.

Click the Read sample button (under the cover image on the left) to see the extensive list of topics covered in the table of contents.

This comprehensive guide covers essential topics in software engineering/software development.


Read this book If:
You want to start OR have started a career in software engineering.
You want to know about all the technical topics you need to succeed.
You want to understand the entire process of software engineering.
You want to learn what they will NOT teach you in school.
You want to understand coding, multithreading, testing, and more!
You would like to learn the soft skills you need for promotions.
You want to know why you are NOT getting promoted.
You want to understand deep technical topics, i.e., encryption+crypto.
If you think your company is doing Agile wrong.

After reading the book, you will:
· Understand how to have a successful career in software engineering.
· Have the technical knowledge to know how and where to grow.
· Have the soft skills framework to help get you promoted and do your job exceptionally.
· Understand how to make the best decisions
· Understand the technology and psychology to excel

Don't wait! Buy this book now!

With hundreds of languages and technologies, what you choose can make the difference between getting a job or not. From just thinking about a career in software engineering to senior level and beyond, this book has you covered.

Inside covers: career, soft skills, processes, and deep technical details on coding, testing, architecture, and much more!

Learn about software engineering and management career paths.
Take your engineering knowledge to the next level to help you get the promotions you desire.

If you are or plan to be a self-taught software engineer or plan on taking computer science/programming classes, you need this book to help you on your path.

Get answers to:
What classes should you take in high school/college?
Should you become a software engineer?
What do Software Engineers / Developers / Programmers do?
What kind of computer do you need?
What industry sector should you work in?
What don't they teach you in school?
Should you do consulting vs. full-time?
Do you need certifications?
Should you use a staffing firm?
What do software engineers do?
How do I get a job?
How do I get promoted?
How do I understand what hardware does?
How to become a Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer and more?
How do I become a manager?

Learn about:
Agile with Scrum, Multithreading, Source Control, Working with a team, Architecture, Algorithms / Data Structures, Networking, File Systems, Overviews of the web, Unicode, Dependency Injection, Security, Privacy, Object Oriented Languages, Message tracing, Floating point number processing, User Interface Design, Time Management, Cryptocurrency, Encryption, Recursion, Databases, Support, Testing, and much more!

If you are looking for the best software engineering books, software development books, computer science books, or programming books, this is the right book for you.

If you are or are planning to be a software engineer, software developer, application engineer, front end developer, tech career, or IT career, this is definitely the book for you.