“Innovators. How a Few Geniuses, Hackers, and Geeks Made the Digital Revolution Walter Isaacson
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“They say IT pays a lot. How to build a successful career as a developer, stay in demand and not burn out”, Elena Pravdina
Elena Pravdina is a professional developer with10 years of experience and many achievements. She wrote this book for everyone who is starting their journey in the IT field or is just planning to do so, as well as for those who are already in the know and want to maintain their love for their work, avoid burnout and continue to develop. The author talked about how the professional environment works, how to quickly build a successful career in it, and what common mistakes should be avoided in order to continue to grow. So, what to choose - freedom of movement when working remotely or a proven office option? How can you continue to study without interrupting your main job? How to behave during an interview to get the offer of your dreams? What character traits are needed for every developer? Elena Pravdina accompanies her recommendations with stories from personal experience, often funny.
"Mom, I'm a team leader! Practical tips for leading an IT team”, Marina Pereskokova
Marina Pereskokova worked for 10 years at Yandex, wherebuilt a brilliant career: she went from an ordinary employee to a manager. And all this time she carefully studied what was happening around her: why some teams achieved outstanding results, while others suffered defeat after defeat. The author came to the conclusion that the key influence on the team’s results is the actions of the leader and that the scenarios for their mistakes are usually the same. In this book, Marina Pereskokova collected typical mistakes of team leads and gave recommendations on how to act so that teams invariably achieve success. She relied not only on her own experience, but also on the stories of colleagues from the IT field, as well as on insights from professional literature. All this, the author is convinced, will help you become an effective leader who makes management decisions that work in the long term.
"Even More Effective Agile" by Steve McConnell
In 1998, Steve McConnell was one of the threeleaders of world software developers along with Bill Gates and Linus Tovalds. Many times he had to save projects from complete collapse and bring teams to maximum efficiency. To do this, McConnell used powerful Agile methods that helped developers complete their tasks faster and with less hassle. In such cases, the author not only managed the teams, but also collected the invaluable experience of a leader, each time knowing more and more exactly what actions can lead to the best result. In this book, McConnell collected the most powerful and useful Agile methods and gave detailed instructions for their application, which are available for use by any businessman and any IT professional. The author believes that the task of Agile methods is to make success inevitable, and suggests testing this in practice.
IT recruitment. How to find the best specialists when everything is on fire, Egor Yatsenko
IT recruitment specialist Egor YatsenkoI am convinced that in the coming years the need for IT specialists will only grow. Under these conditions, the problem of choosing the best candidate for your company will become even more acute. To do this, the recruiter will need to learn to speak the same language with IT specialists and distinguish between the many specialties within this field. How? In his book, the author collected answers to the most pressing questions of HR specialists, gave many examples of their own practices in finding IT employees, and presented all this in accessible and understandable language. Today, the IT sector around the world is facing new challenges - this book will be extremely useful to everyone who fights every day for the best specialist or, conversely, wants to get the best job offer.
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