THE LOST SKILLS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERSby Deepak Shukla

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THERE ARE TWO ELEMENTS TO THIS

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LEARNING A NEW PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE WILL ALWAYS HELP

YOU WITH YOUR CAREER

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BUT AS YOU PROGRESS THROUGH THE RANKS - SOFT

SKILLS WILL ALSO HELP

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I’LL ALSO ADD A WILDCARD AT THE END

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SO PRACTICALLY

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CODE ADVICE

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GAMIFY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE LEARNING

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E.G.

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FIND A WAY TO DEVELOP AN APP YOU'LL NEED TO DEPLOY

'LIVE' BY A CERTAIN DATE

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MAKE THE APP SLIGHTLY ‘OUTSIDE’ YOUR RANGE OF

EXPERTISE

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LIKE IN A NEW LANGUAGE

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OFFER TO BUILD THE APP ‘FOR FREE’ ON A PUBLIC

FORUM SOMEWHERE

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PICK A GOOD PARTNER AND COMMERCIALLY

VIABLE IDEA

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OUTLINE TIME YOU CAN COMMIT TO IT

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THEN BUILD

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THE PARTNER PART IS USEFUL

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YOU’LL GAIN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND

COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH A PARTNER

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NONE CODE ADVICE

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READ/LISTEN TO A BOOK ON CAREERS AND/OR

SOFT SKILLS

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A NEW BOOK EVERY 6 WEEKS

SEEMS REALISTIC

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YOU COULD START WITH ‘HOW TO THINK

LIKE A CEO’

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NOW FOR THE WILDCARD

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LEARN HOW TO USE EXCEL

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IT'S USED AT MANAGEMENT LEVEL IN ALL BOARDROOMS

ACROSS THE WORLD

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BECOMING THE 'EXCEL GUY' OPENS

MANY MANY DOORS

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SO BE THE EXCEL GUY :)

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