Making it Big in Software

The Software Insider’s Guide to Getting Hired and Getting to the Top! http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Here’s all the information you need to jumpstart your software career: the best ways to get hired, move up, and blaze your way to the top! The software business has radically changed, and this book reveals today’s realities–everything your professors and corporate managers never told you. In his 20 years at IBM as a software architect, senior manager, and lead programmer, Sam Lightstone has briefed dozens of leading companies and universities on careers, new technology, and emerging areas of research. He currently works on one of the world’s largest software development teams and spends a good part of his time recruiting and mentoring software engineers. This book shares all the lessons for success Sam has learned…plus powerful insights from 17 of the industry’s biggest stars. Want to make it big in software? Start right here! http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

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• Get your next job in software development http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Master the nontechnical skills crucial to your success http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• “Work the org” to move up rapidly http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Successfully manage your time, projects, and life http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Avoid “killer” mistakes that could destroy your career http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Move up to “medium-shot,” “big-shot,” and finally, “visionary” http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Launch your own winning software company http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

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Steve Wozniak, Inventor, Apple computer http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

James Gosling, Inventor, Java programming language http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Marissa Mayer, Google VP, Search Products and User Experience http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Jon Bentley, Author, Programming Pearls http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Marc Benioff, CEO and founder, Salesforce.com http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Grady Booch, IBM Fellow and co-founder Rational Software http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Bjarne Stroustrup, Inventor, C++ programming language http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

David Vaskevitch, Microsoft CTO http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Linus Torvalds, Creator, Linux operating system kernel http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Richard Stallman, Founder, Free software movement http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Fellow and Windows Architect http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Tom Malloy, Adobe Chief Software Architect http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Diane Greene, Co-founder and past CEO of VMware http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Robert Kahn, Co-inventor, the Internet http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Ray Tomlinson, Inventor, email http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

• Preface xi
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Part I: Fundamentals

• Chapter 1: Makin’ it Big 2
• Chapter 2: What Good Software Is Really About 10
• Interview with Marissa Mayer: Google VP and First Lady of Software 23
• Chapter 3: School Versus Job 31
• Interview with Jon Bentley: Author, Programming Pearls 37
• Chapter 4: Mission Impossible? Getting a Job in Software Development 43
• Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup: Inventor of the C++ Programming Language 62
• Chapter 5: Making the Most of the Early Years as a Software Developer 68
• Interview with Richard Stallman: Founder of the Free Software Movement 79
• Chapter 6: Essential Skills. Some are Even Technical 84
• Interview with Ray Tomlinson: Inventor of Email 100
• Chapter 7: The Sweet Science of Software R&D Organizations 110
• Interview with Peter Norvig: Google’s Director of Research 122
• Chapter 8: Career Killers 127
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Part II: Leadership

• Chapter 9: Working the Org 139
• Interview with John Schwarz: CEO, Business Objects 154
• Chapter 10: Successful Software Project Proposals 161
• Interview with Linus Torvalds: Mr. Linux 170
• Chapter 11: Career Advancement 176
• Interview with Mark Russinovich: Windows Guru, Microsoft Technical Fellow 192
• Chapter 12: Time Management 201
• Interview with David Vaskevitch: Microsoft CTO 214
• Chapter 13: Avoiding Software Development Overruns 219
• Interview with Grady Booch: The Sage of Software Architecture 236
• Chapter 14: Zen and the Critical Art of Balance 244
• Interview with Tom Malloy: Adobe Chief Software Architect 251
• Chapter 15: Secret Insights on Software Project Management 260
• Interview with James Gosling: Inventor of the Java Programming Language 281
• Chapter 16: The Big Leagues: From Medium-Shot to Big-Shot 288
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Part III: Greatness

• Chapter 17: Leadership in Software Innovation 306
• Interview with Robert Kahn: Co-inventor of the Internet 323
• Chapter 18: The Big Leagues: From Big-Shot to Visionary 333
• Interview with Steve Wozniak: Inventor of the Apple computer, Co-founder of Apple Inc., Pop icon 352
• Chapter 19: If Knew Then What I Know Now 360
• Interview with Marc Benioff: CEO, Salesforce.com 369
• Chapter 20: Going out on Your Own: The “Software Startup” 379
• Interview with Diane Greene: Co-founder and Past CEO of VMware 396
• Chapter 21: Compensation: Kuh-ching! 404
• Chapter 22: Making It Big? 413
• Index 418
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