Recommendation
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part 1: Choose Your Market
Chapter 1: Should I just go ahead or take a risk?
Chapter 2 Supply and Demand
Chapter 3: Coding Alone Isn't Enough Anymore
Chapter 4: Become the Worst Person
Chapter 5: Invest in Intelligence
Chapter 6: Don't Listen to Your Parents
Chapter 7: Become a multi-talented person
Chapter 8: Become a True Expert
Chapter 9: Don't Put All Your Eggs in Someone Else's Basket
Chapter 10: If You Don't Love Me, Leave

Part 2: Invest in Yourself
Chapter 11: Learn to Fish
Chapter 12: Learn How Business Really Works
Chapter 13: Find a Mentor
Chapter 14: Become a Mentor
Chapter 15 Practice, Practice, Practice
Chapter 16 How to Work
Chapter 17 On the Shoulders of Giants
Chapter 18: Finding Jobs Using Automation Technology

Part 3 execution
Chapter 19 Right Now
Chapter 20 Mind Reading
Chapter 21 Daily Achievements
Chapter 22: Remember Who You Work For
Chapter 23: Stay true to your current position.
Chapter 24: How Well Can I Do Today?
Chapter 25: How Much Are You Worth?
Chapter 26: Pebbles in a Bucket of Water
Chapter 27: Enjoy Maintenance
Chapter 28: 8 Hours of Engagement
Chapter 29: Learn to Fail
Chapter 30: Say “No”
Chapter 31: Don't panic
Chapter 32: Speak, Act, and Show

Part 4 Marketing isn't just for the high-ranking officials.
Chapter 33: Awareness is not a big deal?
Chapter 34: The Adventure Travel Guide
Chapter 35: You really write well for me…
Chapter 36: Join the Unit in the Field
Chapter 37: Speaking with Appropriate Expressions
Chapter 38: Change the World
Chapter 39: Make Your Voice Hearable
Chapter 40: Create Your Own Brand
Chapter 41: Reveal Your Code
Chapter 42: A Distinctive Ability That Gets You Noticed
Chapter 43: Get along

Part 5: Maintain Your Strengths
Chapter 44 Already Outdated
Chapter 45: Already Lost Your Job
Chapter 46: The Road Without Aim
Chapter 47: Create a Roadmap
Chapter 48: Keep an eye on the market
Chapter 49: The Fat Man in the Mirror
Chapter 50: The Monkey Trap of South India
Chapter 51: Avoid the Waterfall Model of Career Planning
Chapter 52 Better than yesterday
Chapter 53: Be Independent

Enjoy

Translator's Note

A revised edition of "If You Don't Love Me, Leave Me," published in 2008.

In recent years, there have been various technological booms, including social media, cloud computing, and big data.
However, no matter how much of a technological boom there is, the life of a developer cannot be considered completely smooth.
Above all, development work requires considerable mental labor, the lifespan of acquired knowledge is short, and the software industry cannot avoid cycles of boom and bust.
How can developers navigate their careers in such an unstable environment?
The author, who has an unusual background as a jazz saxophonist, believes that developers, like musicians, are driven by internal motivations like 'passion' and pursue excellence.
Of course, passion alone does not create excellence.
Just as musicians develop their music through countless practices, the author presents various practical methods in this book to help developers increase their self-worth and reach higher levels.


1.
Choose correctly.
Choosing which technologies to focus on and which business areas to delve into is as directly related to your success as building your engineering knowledge.
Never choose by chance or without thinking.
This book not only provides perspectives for making the right choices, but also gives you confidence in where to effectively invest your limited time and energy.

2.
Practice many skills.
You need a systematic plan to practice and update your skills.
This book teaches you how to hone your skills to survive in the developer value ecosystem.

3.
Market yourself actively.
If a product or service is unknown, there will probably be no buyers.
This book tells you how to market yourself in the IT industry or at your company.

This revised edition also features special stories from Chad Fowler's fellow developers who have quietly carved out their own careers.