Show HN: My book for programmers called “Junior to Senior” was published today

After a four year journey, the book I wrote to help junior and mid-level programmers earn their first promotion was published today . The book is titled Junior to Senior: Career Advice for the Ambitious Programmer and is now available on Holloway’s website[0].<p>I truly believe that soft-skills are what makes the difference between a good programmer and a great one. I also believe that anyone can learn the soft-skills needed to accelerate their programming career.<p>I wish I’d had better resources to learn these things in the early years of my career and I’m hoping this book will become a useful resource for the next generation of programmers to build successful careers.<p>What this book covers:<p>Choosing a career path: generalist vs. specialist<p>What makes you a senior engineer?<p>How to deal with feeling like an impostor<p>How to build trust and work with your manager<p>How to recover when you make a mistake, and what to do during incidents<p>How to ask better questions<p>How to read and understand unfamiliar code<p>How to add value to your team and company<p>How to identify and manage risk<p>How to deliver better results<p>How to communicate more effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences<p>The importance of a healthy work-life balance<p>How to ask for a promotion, and how to prepare for it<p>I wrote this book because these soft-skills are rarely taught in coding bootcamps or computer science degrees, yet they are critical to every programmer’s career trajectory. Almost every programmer I know, including me, had to learn and develop these soft-skills on the job. It took hard work and a lot of trial and error to learn how to communicate my ideas effectively, navigate office politics, manage risk, and so many other things that programmers encounter in their jobs today.<p>Get instant lifetime access at holloway.com. Use this link for a launch discount:<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.holloway.com&#x2F;b&#x2F;junior-to-senior?vip_code=JTSLAUNCH" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.holloway.com&#x2F;b&#x2F;junior-to-senior?vip_code=JTSLAUN...</a>