Its your first day on the new job. Youve got the programming chops youre up on the latest tech youre sitting at your workstation... now what New Programmers Survival Manual gives your career the jolt it needs to get going essential industry skills to help you apply your raw programming talent and make a name for yourself. Its a noholdsbarred look at what really goes on in the officeand how to not only survive but thrive in your first job and beyond. Programming at industry level requires new skills youll build programs that dwarf anything youve done on your own. This book introduces you to practices for working on largescale longlived programs at a professional level of quality. Youll find out how to work efficiently with your current tools and discover essential new tools. But the tools are only part of the story youve got to get streetsmart too. Succeeding in the corporate working environment requires its own savvy. Youll learn how to navigate the office work with your teammates and how to deal with other people outside of your department. Youll understand where you fit into the big picture and how you contribute to the companys success. Youll also get a candid look at the tougher aspects of the job stress conflict and office politics. Finally programming is a job you can do for the long haul. This book helps you look ahead to the years to come and your future opportunitieseither as a programmer or in another role you grow into. Theres nothing quite like the satisfaction of shipping a product and knowing I built that. Whether you work on embedded systems or webbased applications in trendy technologies or legacy systems this book helps you get from raw skill to an accomplished professional.