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    Musings of a Developer
    Musings of a Developer
    Musings of a Developer
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    Musings of a Developer

    By Tom Henricksen

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    About this ebook

    Working as a developer is a demanding job. This ebook shares popular advice that Tom has shared over the past few years. This timeless advice can help you overcome the growing pains we experience in technology.

     

    Topics like:

    • Technical Career Shifts
    • Programmer Principles
    • Working on a Tech Team
    • Building collaboration

    Check out this ebook to help your tech career thrive!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Henricksen
    Release dateApr 4, 2024
    ISBN9798224030804
    Musings of a Developer
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    Tom Henricksen

    Coder. Speaker. Power Skill Enabler.

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      Musings of a Developer - Tom Henricksen

      Tom Henricksen

      Musings of a Developer

      A collection of popular posts

      Copyright © 2024 by Tom Henricksen

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

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      Contents

      Preface

      1. Make a technical career shift: from Developer to DevOps right now!

      2. Building A Great Tech Team

      3. What is the project status? Red Amber Green what does that mean?

      4. How to Successfully jump into a new Codebase

      5. Object-oriented programming is the world we live in

      6. The Shockingly Simple Secrets from The Pragmatic Engineer

      7. Software Development from Waterfall to DevOps

      8. Staying Above The Line: Drama or Presence

      9. Check out what to put in your developer scorecard

      10. How to get Business Analysts and Developers to row in the same direction

      11. Why you need to try Value Stream Mapping

      12. Uncovering the simple waste here in IT

      13. How to craft better code using OOP Principles

      14. Building Your Personal Brand

      15. XML the Language of data

      16. Why don’t the developers speak up? The secrets to engaging the whole team

      17. Code smells from mild to Strong

      18. Build your brand like Linus with a bit of marketing insight

      19. Leaner and Meaner: Lean Development

      20. How to onboard developers successfully

      21. First 100 days for a developer

      About the Author

      Preface

      This is a collection of popular blog posts I have shared over the past years. As a developer, I enjoy digging into topics that catch my eye. From code to interpersonal collaboration, it is fun to explore these ideas.

      While my job can be quite technical we all must work on teams. That is where our true leverage lies. As an individual, we can only achieve so much. Even though many developers are introverts we must overcome our inclination.

      Enjoy this collection and please reach out with questions or topics that you would enjoy reading about!

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      Make a technical career shift: from Developer to DevOps right now!

      As more companies switch to DevOps more developers want to make the switch. What skills do you need to make this career transition from developer to DevOps? How can we go about starting this change? If you want to make this change you are in the right spot!

      I have gone through a similar transition in my career. From being a developer to working on DevOps teams it can be a bit of a change. There are a few skills and mindset shifts we need to go through to be successful.

      As a quick disclaimer, each company may have a different DevOps stack and practices. We will cover some of the more common and basic skills needed.

      Cloud

      Even people outside of technology hear the constant talk about cloud technologies. Mark Henke shared, "So what does it take to become a successful DevOps engineer?…

      The first skill set we’ll cover is the ability to leverage cloud and serverless platforms." It is pretty critical to know how to use these technologies for a DevOps role.

      Henke continues, To be a DevOps engineer, it is and will continue to be key to understanding these cloud offerings. So I guess cloud isn’t a fad after all!

      Depending on the organization you are with you will need to understand their particular cloud provider. Most companies use Amazon but, there are other players out there.

      Linux

      To be a successful DevOps Engineer you need to know your way around the command line. Linux is a tool that is in use in most DevOps shops. Igor Kantor points out, "Honestly, the best way to do it is to

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