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by Christopher Duncan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 211 pages
  • Publisher: Apress (Feb 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1590590082
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590590089
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 18.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 648,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Book Description
Conquer the problems that all professional programmers routinely face, regardless of language, operating system, or platform
Improve your ability to deliver solid code, on time and under budget, in even the most uncooperative environments
Master the self-defense techniques that you need to shield yourself, your project, and your code from corporate politics, arbitrary management decisions, and marketing-driven deadlines

Unrealistic schedules, unstable releases, continual overtime, and skyrocketing stress levels are legendary in the software development industry. Unlike traditional occupations such as accounting or administration, the software business is populated by programmers who are as creative and passionate about their work as musicians or artists. For most, it is a complete surprise when they enter the business world and find that internal politics, inept management, and unrealistic marketing drive the process rather than a structured and orderly approach based on technical issues and quality.

The Career Programmer explains how the individual programmer or project manager can work within the existing system to solve deadline problems and regain control of the development process. Care is taken to offer proven, practical, and hands-on solutions that are designed to work when confronted with the political and chaotic realities of the business environment. Issues are addressed from the points of view of both the programmer and project manager, and steps are shown in all perspectives, from large-scale teams down to projects with a single developer. For the individual programmer or project manager, the end results are less overtime, less stress, higher-quality software, and a more satisfying career.

About the Author
Christopher Duncan - Author, musician, veteran programmer and corporate troublemaker, Christopher Duncan is President of Show Programming of Atlanta, Inc. Irreverent, passionate, unconventional and sometimes controversial, his focus has always been less on the academic and more on simply delivering the goods, breaking any rules that happen to be inconvenient at the moment. He can be reached at Chris@ShowProgramming.com.


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5.0 out of 5 stars How to survive as a programmer in the corporate world., 4 Dec 2003
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While this book is clearly written for corporate America it still have several insights that are useful here in Europe. While it is easy to chuckle along as the author describes reasons for projects collapsing and what to do about it, it also describes factors for success, such as how to get your way when setting deadlines, allocating resources, etc. It also takes into account the different personality types one can see in development teams and management, and how to make use of those. This includes making use of people usually viewed as obstacles. (That might include oneself...:) The book is easy to read and the examples are easy to remember so that you can recognize what is going on at meetings before, during and after the project.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Essential book for a developers bookshelf, 11 Nov 2002
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AS a Developer Struggling with the stresses and strains of the daily grind of comercial software development I was on the edge of quiting it all and moving on to pushing a broom for the rest of my life just for the sanity. This book has helped me to re-evaluate my attitude and desires for my career and has given me the encouragement and ammunition needed to survive the battlefield of development. If you develop or analyze commercial or even in-house solutions and struggle to get to grips with all the corporate red tape and downright insanity this book is for you...This book is a MUST BUY for anyone who wants to be the best at what they do in the world of IT. No BS here just good wholesome truthful survival tacticts from someone who knows what the hell they are talking about.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Interesting, 3 April 2002
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A well-written and witty piece of work, I wish I had a copy of this when I started out. Something for people of all experience levels, should be mandatory for those just starting out.
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