The Career Programmer

Part I. Software Development in an Imperfect World

1. Welcome to the Corporate World

2. Business is War. Meet the Enemy.

3. Good Coding Skills Are Not Enough

Part II. Guerilla Tactics for Front-Line Programmers

4. Preventing Arbitrary Deadlines

5. Getting Your Requirements Etched in Stone

6. Effective Design Under Fire

7. Practical Estimating Techniques

8. Fighting for Quality Assurance

9. Keeping the Project Under Control

10. Managing Your Management

11. Corporate Self-Defense

Part III. Building a Better Career

12. Controlling Your Destiny

13. Get a Job (Sha na na na...)

14. Career 2.0

15. Flying Solo

16. Job Security

Keywords: COMPUTERS / Computer Science COM014000