How to move from programmer to management

In the process of software development, everything you experience will affect you imperceptibly. As time goes by, age increases, and the process of developing technology (the same/or relevant capabilities) and understanding of yourself will continue to precipitate, which will ultimately help you achieve your goal-to become a good programmer. The experience here is not limited to milestones in the career of a programmer, such as changing jobs, becoming a leader/manager, or starting your own business. Every job you experience, every project (regardless of size), every interaction with a team member, and even every program module you implement, will make you better, more energetic and more insightful than ever before.

You can become a better programmer by not letting go of any new knowledge that you may learn in your daily work. I'm talking about important experience--you don't have to care about trivial things (like every keystroke is perfect), it's important to hold on to each day's arrangements. If you go out on a trip and find nothing in your hands, you must think it is a waste of time. The same is true for programmers ' careers. This is also a waste of time if you do not reap the benefits of doing a project or implementing a program function (for example, the understanding of software development has not improved and no new technology has been learned).

You might say that some of the work you have to do is tedious and repetitive, and you won't learn anything from it. It may be true, but it depends on how you look at it. The bottom line is that you need to create your own conditions for growth and to keep innovating when you do things.

Draw nourishment from every experience

First, you need to improve your communication skills in addition to learning new programming languages and mastering the latest features of your favorite development platform. Second, it is also important to learn how to work with others and to improve your team's ability to collaborate. Next, you need to master leadership, management skills, self-motivation, financial knowledge, industry expertise, marketing knowledge, and organizational knowledge. In addition to the industry involved in the content of the best to have a broad understanding and understanding. In the process of learning constantly push yourself to the limit, eventually you will continue to upgrade to become a good programmer.

What I want to say is that no matter what you do, you can compare yourself with these aspects listed above to see which aspects can be improved. Sometimes you have good opportunities, contact with the latest technology, the adoption of a new development process for you, when you involuntarily began to learn and absorb new knowledge. And sometimes work is really boring, if you do not create the conditions of self-improvement (from the above mentioned to find a place to improve), you can only do mechanical labor wasted a good opportunity to improve themselves, as well as your own precious time.

Here's an example to illustrate how to improve yourself from mundane work. For example, you are a SQL Daniel, there is a job that requires a lot of SQL, only you are the best person. You are very good at this, the work on the surface is boring and you can't learn anything from it. But if you look at it further, maybe the task needs to be done with others, and you may not be very good at partnering or communicating with others, which is the perfect opportunity to improve yourself, and all you have to do is find the opportunity. Or maybe you're very good at working with other people, but if this time your partner may not even be a novice, this is your perfect opportunity to improve your training skills and let the newcomer grow fast.

Maybe none of this has happened, you're doing a job that you can do with your eyes closed, so why not try to get a deeper understanding and improve the technology you're using? Perhaps you can also improve your typing skills for this opportunity, which is certainly not bad. If you really do not want to do this boring job, you can try to communicate with the boss to push things off, although this is not within the scope of our discussion, you can also try. Maybe communication doesn't work out, but you can exercise your wit and courage in trying to communicate (how to stay calm in an awkward situation), after all, you don't annoy your manager/leader to push off the task: So, if you can look at a task from a different perspective, suddenly you'll find another step on the road to becoming a good programmer.

What to do if you are standing still.

There are times when you can't get rid of something (it seems like it is). Even if you can't find a way to improve from all angles, you can do it at this time. That's a good question, but that's not the question you should be asking. If you really don't think you can learn and grow from your work, why are you still doing it (this is what you should be asking). If it is for economic reasons (such as your current high income), make sure that you do not damage the future for the sake of short-term benefits. If it is because you are reluctant to work together in the team colleagues, as long as the analysis of the pros and cons will know that even if you do not work here, you are still good friends. You just left the company, but your friendship is not over.

If that's not the case, why are you still working on it? You should be aware that you will lose valuable opportunities for this. Remember to give an evaluation of everything you do to see if it can change you or deepen your understanding of the process development technology. If the answer is no, you can leave at once; if the answer is yes, then you will not only get satisfaction from it, but every day (and not just every year) will move towards perfection in technology and personality.

never forget to invest in yourself.