The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide

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Wondering how to become a software developer? This is the complete guide for your software development career, including: the best programming languages to learn, how to learn technical skills, how to ace a coding interview, getting a software developer job, software developer career paths, and the best books to read.

from the Author of best selling bookSoft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual “If you’re a developer, green or a veteran, you owe it to yourself to read The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide.” Jason Down | Platform Developer, Igloo Software Kitchener, Ontario, Canada The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide How to systematically find and fill the gaps in your technical knowledge so you can face any new challenge with confidence Should you take contract work—or hold out for a salaried position? Which will earn you more, what the tradeoffs are, and how your personality should sway your choice Should you learn JavaScript, C#, Python,…from simpleprogrammer.com

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  FirstDevJob2017 · ▲142

  Everything you need to get your first dev job, in one place

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  utilsfor.dev2025 · utilsfor.dev · ▲234

  Tools for developers

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  App Developer Atlas2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · ▲89

  Helping developers make the right tool choices

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  Gradberry2015 · ▲119

  Curated + code-verified software engineering talent

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  The Developer Manifesto2017 · git-tower.com · ▲125

  A tribute to the art and profession of software development.

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  Visual Studio 20172017 · learn.microsoft.com · ▲140

  Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform

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  /dev/null▲472

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 2d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 25d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 22d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲340

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

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  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 27d ago · corespeed.io

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  Muzzle▲1,120

  Silence embarrassing notifications while screensharing

  Life & fun · 2017 · muzzleapp.com

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  Real Pitch Decks From 40+ Top Startups▲935

  A collection of startup pitch decks that raised $1.4 Billion

  Commerce · 2017 · dconstrct.com

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  Spotify.me▲891

  Beautiful analytics on your Spotify listening habits 🎧

  Life & fun · 2017 · open.spotify.com

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  Abstract▲837

  Design collaboration without the chaos

  Dev tools · 2017 · abstract.com

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  Hoodmaps▲792

  Crowdsourced neighborhood 🗺 maps to navigate a city 💫

  Life & fun · 2017 · hoodmaps.com

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  Hire, by Google▲684

  A new service for helping businesses recruit

  Work · 2017 · hire.google.com