If you want a lasting career in software development, you've got to be wiser than your average coder. There's a lot of advice that promotes short-term thinking around programming, and if you aren't careful you can burn your bridges before you reach the finish line.
In this episode, I share what I've learned about why most programmers don't last in their career. There are 8 laws to a lasting career as a programmer. If you follow these laws, you'll not only move ahead much faster than most programmers - you'll be able to develop software in a healthy way!
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Chapter markers / timelinks:
(1:33) 8 Laws to a Lasting Programming Career
(1:52) 1. Embrace the Imposter
(3:08) 2. Make Technology Stupid Simple
(4:27) 3. Buffer and Delay Commitments
(7:21) 4. Skip the Leveling Grind
(9:29) 5. Pick Your Battles
(11:18) 6. Always Be Networking
(12:40) 7. Know When You're The Code Monkey
(14:27) 8. Get Out While You Can
(17:50) Episode Groove
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