INTERACTIVE COURSE

The Coding Career Handbook

Beginner

240 Lessons

10h 30min

Certificate of Completion

AI Explanations

AI Mock Interview

28 Quizzes

517 Illustrations

Course Overview

The non-coding part of being a successful software engineer is very important, but also happens to be very under-discussed. This is a course about getting great coding jobs and doing well at coding jobs. Especially if you're earlier in your career, there's a lot here that you might otherwise take years to learn, and your manager will never tell you. This is NOT going to be a conventional career advice course. There is a linear discussion of Career Guides, followed by a nonlinear collection of Principles, ...Show More

Course Content

Getting Started

Preface: Real Talk

Part I: Your Coding Career

Introduction: Your Coding Career Principles Over Titles Company Types Career Layers Diversity The Five Career Stages Quiz Yourself on Your Coding Career

Code Newbies

Introduction: Code Newbies Explore Podcasts and Content Build Community Gain Team Experience

The (First) Job Hunt

Introduction: The (First) Job Hunt Do the Math Do the Work Staying Motivated While You Search Getting the Interview Types of Interviews Outside the Interview Quiz Yourself on the (First) Job Hunt

Junior Developer

Introduction: Junior Developer Finding Your Groove Making Mistakes Adding Value Growing Your Knowledge Quiz Yourself on Junior Developer

From Junior to Senior

6 Lessons

Senior Developer

9 Lessons

Beyond your Coding Career

7 Lessons

Part II: Principles

1 Lesson

Learn in Public

7 Lessons

Clone Open Source Apps

2 Lessons

Know your Tools

4 Lessons

Specialize in the New

4 Lessons

Open Source Your Knowledge

7 Lessons

Spark Joy

8 Lessons

The Platinum and Silver Rules

3 Lessons

Good Enough is Better than Best

4 Lessons

First Principles Thinking

5 Lessons

Write, A Lot

10 Lessons

Pick Up What They Put Down

5 Lessons

Part III: Strategies

1 Lesson

Intro to Strategy

4 Lessons

Learning Gears

6 Lessons

Specialist vs. Generalist

7 Lessons

Betting on Technologies

5 Lessons

Profit Center vs Cost Center

6 Lessons

Engineering Career Ladders

5 Lessons

Intro to Tech Strategy

7 Lessons

Strategic Awareness

9 Lessons

Megatrends

5 Lessons

Part IV: Tactics

1 Lesson

Negotiating

5 Lessons

How to Learn in Private

5 Lessons

Design for Developers in a Hurry

7 Lessons

Lampshading

6 Lessons

Conference CFPs

9 Lessons

Mise en Place Writing

7 Lessons

Side Projects

5 Lessons

Developer’s Guide to Twitter

11 Lessons

Marketing Yourself (without Being a Celebrity)

14 Lessons

The Operating System of You

6 Lessons

Conclusion

1 Lesson

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