Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career
Jordan Hudgens
Jul 2019 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Steven Jay Cohen
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This is an all-purpose toolkit for your programming career. It has been built by Jordan Hudgens over a lifetime of coding and teaching coding. It helps you identify the key questions and stumbling blocks that programmers encounter, and gives you the answers to them! It is a comprehensive guide containing more than fifty insights that you can use to improve your work, and to give advice in your career.
The book is split up into three topic areas: Coder Skills, Freelancer Skills, and Career Skills, each containing a wealth of practical advice. Coder Skills contains advice for people starting out, or those who are already working in a programming role but want to improve their skills. It includes such subjects as how to study and understand complex topics, and getting past skill plateaus when learning new languages. Freelancer Skills contains advice for developers working as freelancers or with freelancers. It includes such subjects as knowing when to fire a client, and tips for taking over legacy applications. Career Skills contains advice for building a successful career as a developer. It includes such subjects as how to improve your programming techniques, and interview guides and developer salary negotiation strategies.
The book is split up into three topic areas: Coder Skills, Freelancer Skills, and Career Skills, each containing a wealth of practical advice. Coder Skills contains advice for people starting out, or those who are already working in a programming role but want to improve their skills. It includes such subjects as how to study and understand complex topics, and getting past skill plateaus when learning new languages. Freelancer Skills contains advice for developers working as freelancers or with freelancers. It includes such subjects as knowing when to fire a client, and tips for taking over legacy applications. Career Skills contains advice for building a successful career as a developer. It includes such subjects as how to improve your programming techniques, and interview guides and developer salary negotiation strategies.
This is an all-purpose toolkit for your programming career. It has been built by Jordan Hudgens over a lifetime of coding and teaching coding. It helps you identify the key questions and stumbling blocks that programmers encounter, and gives you the answers to them! It is a comprehensive guide co...
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January 10, 2026
Having had the good fortune to acquire my first knowledge of the world of development with Jordan, I can say without a doubt that he is an incredible teacher and his book is incredible. Thank you.
About the author
Jordan Hudgens is the CTO and founder of DevCamp, where he leads instruction and curriculum development for DevCamp and Bottega code schools in the U.S. As a developer, Jordan has traveled the world, building applications and training individuals on a variety of topics, including Ruby development and big data analysis.
Steven Jay Cohen has been telling stories his whole life, and has worked professionally as a storyteller since 1991. A classically trained actor, he has worked both on stage and behind the microphone for most of his career. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Steven now resides in scenic western Massachusetts.
Jordan Hudgens is the CTO and founder of DevCamp, where he leads instruction and curriculum development for DevCamp and Bottega code schools in the U.S. As a developer, Jordan has traveled the world, building applications and training individuals on a variety of topics, including Ruby development...
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