I've been in the software development industry for over 30 years, which is more than half my life. I love it, but I’ve had to undergo many changes over the years to stay current and valuable to the industry. According to application developer Bob Martin, it’s possible that the number of professional software developers entering the job market doubles every five years. This means that 50% of software developers working professionally have less than two and a half years’ experience on the job. This is a scary thought for an industry that literally runs the rest of the world. This trend has been building for decades, and it’s getting worse. Because of the high demand for skilled programmers, computer science and software engineering curricula are now among the most popular in higher education, and there’s no sign of this letting up. But the skills students learn in school don’t always match well with what’s needed on the job.
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About The Author
David Scott Bernstein is the author of the new book Beyond Legacy Code: Nine Practices to Extend the Life (and Value) of Your Software, an insider’s view of the software industry drawn from his decades of hands-on experience as a software developer, trainer, and consultant to some of the biggest players in the business. With its emphasis on technical excellence, the primary audience for Beyond Legacy Code is software development managers and… Read More
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