Just getting into a job does not end up things - as most of us feel ?? . It is very important for a software engineer, developer or not, to be reading more and reading new. There is a lot that is available on the web, it is just a matter of finding out what is relevant and what is good and read through. How many books have we read this year? Unfortunately, not many of us (Indians??) have a habit of buying technology books, am I wrong? we, however have a habit of collecting some soft copies and never open them up other than having a collection of such ;-)
Eating more, Smoking more or Drinking more might not be good to body.. but reading more is good to brain :-) so, read more.. happy reading !!!
Blog Blog Blog.. this is what I have been telling people I meet... this is the way you express yourself.. pre -internet days, it was just a handful of some authors who were able to express their feelings in the book they author and others just read.. web has given everyone a chance to express their feelings and gain larger audiences.. so express.. technical, non-technical whatever.. express... share.. it is very important for every one... you never know, your blog might land you in a new job :-) motivated????
Break the shell:
This is something even more important. Most of us live in a shell - INHIBITION??? break that please... be social.. choose right people, get hooked to a good network(s).. keep and eye on the network members.. as you grow you might be in need of changing nodes in your network and it is obvious.... also be aware if someone - who you admire - is pushing you away from theirs ;-) let there be someone for you to share your ideas, admire your thoughts, respect your actions else you might be in a crowd but still be alone.. :-) even lonely mind is a devil's workshop :P
open up... get going....
Learn something new:
Just don't be happy with what you are doing, may be a programming language you know, tools you work with.. whatever, get to some new things.. new things give new ideas. As someone rightly said, if the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail, add more tools to your tool kit.. they might help you in times of need :-)
For developers, I feel, mobile development is something that one should be on and even QA folks should concentrate on Mobile QA and Android, IOS and WP7 are the ones to look for.. other hot area must be HTML5.. in a way.. building HTML5 UI to scale on multiple devices.
Talk More, Talk Right:
Talking more is as important as talking right. Talking right to the right audience will definitely improve your reputation. If keeping shut lets someone imagine you to be an idiot, NOT talking right can prove it :-) so talk right !!! More good from you can attract people to you.
Live Confident:
CONFIDENCE makes a lot of difference and make sure it is substantiated with some decent and relevant knowledge :-) confidence without ability can put you into embarrassing situation ??
Set Goals:
Set some goals.. say read 2 books, learn 2 design patterns, learn tricks of writing clean code.. it can be anything.. set goals for this new year and may be post it on you desktop.. for reminding you all the time...
Write Code:
As someone said - A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself - or may respected by others.... now.. a programmer must code... write code.... and make sure write clean code.. and good if you have test cases testing it :-) a team lead does not mean one to stop writing code.. you don't have any right to review others code if you are not writing code yourself.. happy coding :-)
Wish you all a very happy new year 2012.. have fun :-)
Wish you all a very happy new year 2012.. have fun :-)
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