2014
Pluralsight
Dan Appleman
2h 44m
English

Having a career in high tech is awesome. You get to work with and be part of creating new technology. You get to solve problems and help make the world a better place. You get to work with smart and interesting people. And the money is good. But there's a dark side to technology careers as well, a side they don't teach in school. There are tricks and traps that are rarely discussed, that you learn about over time and sometimes the hard way. You'll learn about such things in this course...if you dare to continue.

01. If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now \
Introduction
A Little Bit of Paranoia Can Go a Long Way
02. Shiny Tech Things \
Newer Isn't Always Better, but Is Definitely More Profitable
Is It Real or Is It Marketing
Fads Fashions and Timing
If It Ain't Broke, Throw It Out Anyway
Fragile Things
Eating Your Own Dog Food Doesn't Mean Actually Eating Dog Food
The Economics of Open Source
The Secret Economy of Old Technology
03. Human Resources (That Means You) \
Introduction
Does the World Need a Billion Programmers
Hackathons and Gamification
Outsourcing and Globalization
You Want a Raise
Some Technologists Are More Equal Than Others
The 40-hour Work Week and Other Jokes
You Are What You Learn
04. Corporation Is Not a Dirty Word (It Just Seems like It Sometimes) \
Managers
Layoffs and Mergers
Stocks, Options, Unicorns, and Other Fantasies
Employment, Consulting, and Contracts
05. The Best of All Possible Worlds \
When Bad Things Happen to Good Techies
The Future of Technology Careers

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