Software Engineering Handbook

Throughout our careers, Ender and I often felt the absence of a mentor. Navigating the twists and turns of a software engineering career without guidance was challenging. We faced many pivotal moments—deciding between job offers, handling conflicts, managing projects, and recovering from setbacks—without anyone to turn to for advice. Some of the decisions we made cost us. They impacted our careers and often our personal lives. Most of our successes were often hard-earned lessons learned through trial and error. Writing this book was our way of offering the mentorship we desperately wished we had. We share our experience to avoid the mistakes and seize opportunities as they come. The book is a mentor we never had. It’s something I want to go personally look at when I’m in cross roads.