Basic Things Every programmer should know
Here’s a quick list off the top of my head… Bad architecture causes more problems than bad code. You will spend more time thinking than coding. The best opportunity to get paid more is when you're negotiating salary before getting hired. People skills determine your success more than technical skills. Users will find impressive and bizarre ways to solve their own problems. Commit code more often. Always work in feature branches. Basic UNIX skills are helpful, but not required. Learning VIM or EMACS will change your world. All estimates are lies and "good estimates" are bigger lies. 80% of programmers are barely capable of doing their job. Businesses exist to make money, not to make code. Software exists to solve problems, it's not art. Agile is a trap. You can't avoid it. 80% of programmers never invest in improving their skills and never learn outside of work. Your boss believes you are replaceable. Work is a job, not a family, not a church, ...