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If the company is profitable, study up on what the company does to make money. Look at the business side of things rather than the technology side. As a softwar
by SQL2219 11y ago
If the company is profitable, study up on what the company does to make money. Look at the business side of things rather than the technology side. As a software guy, your job is to create stuff that people will buy, increase productivity, or reduce expenses.
- shoo 11y agoThis is sound advice. The technical side of things is important, but do not focus on it myopically. As you are no-doubt already relatively strong technically, it may be worth making a little time to improve your understanding of the business, improve your negotiating skills, etc. Another useful skill is the art of software project estimation: see e.g. _Estimation Games_ [1] by Rob Thomsett, or Dadhacker's _Keeping Sharp_ [2]. [1] http://www.thomsett.com.au/library/item/estimation-games http://www.thomsett.com.au/library/item/estimation-games [2] http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=2267 http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=2267