I've decided to read the books from the Fog Creek Software Management Training Program. Well, at least the top ten books.Why? I'm a big fan of Joel Spolsky's writings and musings. Joel's almost like a software folk hero. When he and Jeff Atwood picked out their favorite books in StackOverflow podcast #12, I knew I had to read them.
Second, I'm a software henchman with entrepreneurial aspirations. Aside from losing money on a small business, I need to take some actions towards the dream. Maybe these fancy business books will help me with my biggest failings: sales and marketing.
Finally, despite my title, around 80% of my real job becomes software engineering. I don't want to be a big-company manager, but maybe knowing a bit about the management side will prove useful. I've always wondered what my management actually does.
I'll report back on what I learn.
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Here Joel brought a different approach towards the relevance of an MBA, especially for people in the software industry. More to it, he places much importance on practical experience over formal education, which is echoed by most professionals today. As we all know, every student has to take care of his or her career besides managing college education, having the best assignment writers uk could be a lifesaver in the right balance between work and study. As Joel only pays attention to some of the particularities of educational technology, his pragmatic conceptualization of education also focuses on its altered role.
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