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Gain insights into launching your software career, managing development processes, and understanding the big picture to confidently advance in the industry faster than your peers.

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This course focuses on how to kickstart your career in the software industry and how to manage various operational and development processes. This is an excellent overview of the “big picture” and the many facets of software development that a lot of new developers lack. A great primer for starting an exciting career in software development. By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently go into the workforce and make strides in your career quicker than your fellow peers.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

How to start an exciting career in software development

Learn how to manage time effectively

Get familiar with project management tools and processes

Discover strategies to adapt to an ever-growing and ever-changing software industry

How to start an exciting career in software development

Content

59 Lessons9 Quizzes

Getting Started

1 Lessons

Get familiar with transitioning from academic learning to real-world programming challenges.

Introduction

Program for Production

13 Lessons

Discover the logic behind production programming discipline, testing, quality assurance, and legacy code improvements.

Program for Fun vs. Program for Production

Forms of Quality Assurance

Insist on Correctness

Review Code Early and Often

Quiz: Program for Production

Suggested Actions

Getting Our Tools in Order

10 Lessons

Work your way through optimizing environments, mastering languages, understanding platforms, and automating tasks.

Optimize the Environment

Speak the Language Fluently

Know the Platform

Automate the Problems Away

Control Time and Timelines

Use the Source Code

Quiz: Getting Our Tools in Order

Working with GitHub Repository

Suggested Actions Part 1

Suggested Actions Part 2

Be Your Own Manager

8 Lessons

Own your career by finding a mentor, projecting a positive image, and managing stress effectively.

Find a Mentor

Own the Image We Project

Be Visible

Ace Your Performance Review

Manage Your Stress

Treat Your Body Right

Quiz: Be Your Own Manager

Suggested Actions

Team Work

6 Lessons

Map out the steps for understanding personality types, team dynamics, and effective collaboration.

Grok Personality Types

Inside the Company

6 Lessons

See how roles, departments, and key actions drive effective teamwork and company collaboration.

Know Your Colleagues

Know Your Company’s Anatomy: Part I

Know Your Company’s Anatomy: Part II

Know Your Company’s Anatomy: Part III

Quiz: Inside the Company

Suggested Actions

Mind Your Business

8 Lessons

Build on essential business concepts, project management, product lifecycle, and corporate dynamics.

Overview

Understanding Project Management

Appreciate the Circle of a Product’s Life: Part I

Appreciate the Circle of a Product's Life: Part II

Put Yourself in the Company’s Shoes

Identify Corporate Antipatterns

Quiz: Mind Your Business

Suggested Actions

Kaizen

6 Lessons

Get familiar with Kaizen to achieve continuous improvement and lifelong learning in programming.

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Look at launching your software development career and embracing continuous learning.

Wrap Up!

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

The Pragmatic Programmers

Developed by MAANG Engineers

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Instant Code Feedback

Evaluate and debug your code with the click of a button. Get real-time feedback on test cases, including time and space complexity of your solutions.

AI Mock Interviews

Test your skills in a simulated interview setting. Receive personalized feedback based on your performance. Available for Coding Interviews, System Design, and more.

Adaptive Learning

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Explain with AI

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AI Code Mentor

AI Code Mentor helps you quickly identify errors in your code, learn from your mistakes, and nudge you in the right direction — just like a 1:1 tutor!

Free Resources

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