I can still picture myself sitting next to a shelf full of programming books and thinking the same thing, johnrob, so I know how that feels. When I started loo

I can still picture myself sitting next to a shelf full of programming books and thinking the same thing, johnrob, so I know how that feels. When I started looking into advancing my career, though, I realized that I would just have to market myself to my prospective employers. The self-sell vs. product-sell marketing skills overlap far more than not. Focusing one one leads to a lot more autonomy (and sometimes profit), though.