As a software engineer, give advice to young people (Part 2)

If you can cross to 10 Years ago , What advice would you give your young self ？

If you cross to the beginning of your career , I will give myself a suggestion when I was young ——“ Set all kinds of goals for what you want to achieve . As long as you have the right plan and vision , No goal is too big .”

In the past 25 In the year , I have experienced success and failure . The journey was unforgettable , Because it makes me understand the importance of failure and success . Every success is close to my heart , Constantly let me better understand teamwork and sense of achievement , But every failure provides me with a new way of innovation , Let me find an extraordinary solution .

Another quality that helped me get to where I am today is the courage to take risks . I never fear obstacles , Find challenging tasks , Instead of accepting the first project I met . Consciously get out of your comfort zone , Let me learn advanced skills faster than my peers .

When I look back more than ten years ago , There are several things , I hope I should or shouldn't do . These career advice could have helped me avoid making wrong decisions , And move forward in a more focused and faster way . That's why I decided to write down some suggestions for myself when I was young , To help those who have just started their career journey in Software Engineering .

If I could go back to the past , These are what I will teach young people as a software engineer 18 Piece of advice （ This presentation 10-18 strip , The previous article has shown 1-9 strip ）:

Ten 、 Continuous learning ： Improve your skills / A plan to reinvent your skills

The digital world is moving forward at a high speed , Software engineers should not only know their own technical field , We also need to have an in-depth knowledge of other fields . So , Continuous learning 、 Improve your skills / Retraining programs are the best way . When a person is certified in various technical disciplines , He can better understand the problems and customer requirements .
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Continuous learning and certification can help engineers demonstrate their abilities 、 Commitment to the profession , And build expertise in the field of expertise . Besides , Certification training and continuation topics are usually improved on a regular basis , To ensure that anyone practicing in this field can keep up with the latest trends and developments .

11、 ... and 、 Software engineering is simple , But people are complicated

For software engineers , In order to succeed , It is important to understand and understand the social aspects of their work . A lot of times , Human engineers are not aware of the value of understanding society , After that, it will limit your career in some way .

One of the biggest reasons is , A lot of times , We have to work with other people or teams , Technical skills are less important at this time , Communication and collaboration are more important . That's why it's not just about technical skills , Also interact with the people around you and understand them , This is crucial .

Build your social network “ Social structure ” A group or community that surrounds you and supports you . It can be your family 、 friend 、 Colleagues or neighbors . This is a community that serves you when you need it . The way in which comprehensive values interact in each chain , Determines whether this is a social bond that connects people .

The quality of social structure determines how a person effectively constructs his organization , To be inclusive 、 Sustainable prosperity . Create a stronger 、 The key to a more cohesive social structure is not to create rigidity 、 Inflexible values , But by consciously renewing and supplementing the cohesive values that underpin the social structure .

Twelve 、 Find a mentor

The right coaching relationship can be a powerful tool for career development —— It can bring new jobs 、 promotion , Even better balance work and life .

The best way to find a mentor is to understand your goals （ Including short-term and long-term ）. The clearer the goal , The easier it is to find the right mentor . The principles for creating effective and easy to achieve goals can be found in SMART： Specifically 、 Can be measured 、 Can be realized 、 Relevant and time bound .

The second best way is to understand your existing network . The more people know about your work and abilities , The more effective it will be in guiding you . Of course , Make sure the person you are looking for also has the expertise you need .

13、 ... and 、 Study for a master's degree

Computer and information technology jobs are expected to grow 12%, newly added 54.62 10000 jobs . A master's degree is a key step in career development , Especially if your professional experience is limited , Want to change careers , Or even if you are already in this industry , But I want to go to the next level .

A degree can help people gain systematic thinking 、 Experience in business ethics and organizational strategy , Take your strategic thinking skills to the next level . Besides , This lifelong diploma also demonstrates my professional knowledge and dedication to this field , At the same time, it can also expand professional contacts .

fourteen 、 want JOMO instead of FOMO

“ Afraid to miss ”(FOMO,fear of missing out) You may have missed a good time , It is a feeling of anxiety or regret , With the hearing of an event , It needs to be done in case something is missed . But the good news is , You can use a healthier 、 A happier way to replace the fear of missing ： The joy of missing （JOMO,joy of missing out）.

The joy of missing teaches us the value of the right place and the right time . This does not mean saying no to every social event or opportunity , It means knowing when to say yes or no , That is, the right to choose .
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15、 ... and 、 Software engineering ethics

Software developers are an integral part of protecting our critical infrastructure . Their job is to write algorithms that have a great impact on people's lives . Academic and professional associations are in a unique position to develop a code of ethics for software engineers , But they don't have that much influence . The code of ethics for software engineers should not look like a code or a list of considerations .

It should be more like “ All software developers should teach themselves about programming bias and its potential hazards , Check for deviations from their plans and subsequent codes , Can explain how they deal with these problems , Willing to accept their code review , Defects found in responsible code can lead to bias , And solve the problems raised by the supervision committee .”

sixteen 、 Choose your career ： technical management 、 Product management or human management

When solving the challenge of enterprise scale expansion , There are many different ways of thinking . Fortunately, , Software engineers have access to a wide variety of work environments , So that you can shape your ideas on the right track , And move on .

seventeen 、 Solve the myth about motivation

To answer the question of motivation , The software engineer needs to be able to clearly delineate how his day-to-day work fits into the larger picture , And whether he wants to know what they are doing is relevant .

The first step is to list the reasons why you want to achieve your goals . That's why you need to be grounded in your goals . Besides , Be prepared for temporary setbacks or pure exhaustion , But don't take it to heart , And move forward with full determination .

eighteen 、 Spend time in software engineering patterns

Observability : It is a tool or technical practice , Enable engineering and O & M teams to diligently debug their systems . It explores new patterns and attributes that may not have been predefined or defined . Because code may behave differently in a production environment , Therefore, in the case of affecting users in the production environment , It's important to actively observe what's happening . To perform true system observability , You need to test the code , To generate telemetry that will help raise any new issues .

Monitor as code ： This is a practice that enables the operation and maintenance team to observe and understand the different states of their systems , Usually through predefined indicators 、 Real time updated dashboard report to complete . The basis for providing data for these dashboards is to assemble a set of predefined metrics or logs , These indicators or logs are important .

In the following 18 In a month, I will learn the following areas ： Quantum computing and Q#、 Distributed computing 、RUST、Tensor Flow、Snowflake、Unity（ be used for 3D modeling 、AR、VR、MR）、5G.

You might think ： Why are these career advice so important ？ Isn't it enough to satisfy your immediate supervisor ？ The answer is usually no . There will be some unexplained challenges in the journey of success , But when moving in the right direction from the beginning , It will be easier to deal with these challenges , And move faster than other challenges .

In the long run , These career suggestions are worth it .