Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career. 65 steps to becoming a better developer

This is an all-purpose toolkit for your programming career. It has been built by Jordan Hudgens over a lifetime of coding and teaching coding.

It helps you identify the key questions and stumbling blocks that programmers encounter, and gives you the answers to them! It is a comprehensive guide containing more than 50 insights that you can use to improve your work, and to give advice in your career.The book is split up into three topic areas: Coder Skills, Freelancer Skills, and Career Skills, each containing a wealth of practical advice.

Coder Skills contains advice for people starting out, or those who are already working in a programming role but want to improve their skills. It includes such subjects as: how to study and understand complex topics, and getting past skill plateaus when learning new languages.

• Freelancer Skills contains advice for developers working as freelancers or with freelancers.
• It includes such subjects as: knowing when to fire a client, and tips for taking over legacy applications.
• Career Skills contains advice for building a successful career as a developer.

It includes such subjects as: how to improve your programming techniques, and interview guides and developer salary negotiation strategies.