Career
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Where the Typical Interview Process Goes Wrong
In my experience, developers often overlook the non-technical interview. I’ve been the company culture guy during quite a few interviews.…
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You’ve Just Been Laid Off From Your Programming Job. Now What
Don’t worry. It happens to the best of us. We’ve all been “laid off” at some point in our lives—well,…
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Estimates: Jumping to wrong conclusions
The main dysfunctions we concentrate on when talking about estimates are how they (and the people who gave them) are…
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Career planning: The age of least resistance
On Sunday, there was a news program about how tough it is to find work after 40s. It was full…
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Your Job Is Going Away and You Won’t Get a Retirement
The world is changing—rapidly. Not too long ago, you could reasonably expect gainful employment at a single company for most…
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How Would You Start an Online Business
In this episode, I talk about how I would start an online business. Full transcript: John: Hey, John Sonmez from simpleprogrammer.com.…
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The Simple Programmer Soft Skills Quiz
If you really want to succeed in your career—and at life in general—you need more than technical skills. Being a…
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Developer Interviews – Code first approach
One of challenges that I’ve seen people facing while executing projects is that they often end up having people in…
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