When I decided to go back into software development in March 2017, I knew very little about the current state of the industry, so I was quite uncertain what to specialize in and what approach to choose. Since I had never worked for a company, or applied for any jobs for that matter, I had no idea about the employment process, which meant I had to do some research online. The resource that helped me the most was John Sonmez’s Youtube Channel, which I mentioned in my first blog post. John is also the author of two really good books on non-technical skills for programmers: Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual and The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide. To be clear, I don’t know John, and I am not advertising him for any financial reasons. He has his flaws like everyone else, and I certainly disagree with his political views. I just think his advice, a large part of which is free, is really valuable. At least I know that I have gained a lot of knowledge and understanding of how things work from listening to his videos and reading his books.
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