Michael Lopp

Michael Lopp是在矽榖工作瞭20多年的IT管理者。當可以暫時放下技術工作時，他會在自己那個大受歡迎的博客“靜臥的蘭茲”（Rands in Repose）上寫作關於鋼筆、橋牌、人和狼人遊戲等的博文。他創作瞭《軟件人纔管理的藝術》（人民郵電齣版社，2010年），該書的主旨是：你能因自己 的産品而得到奬賞，卻隻能因自己的團隊而獲得成功。

As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek -- an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions. With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job life cycle, starting with the job interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to find another gig. Many books teach you how to interview for a job or how to manage a project successfully, but only this book helps you handle the baffling circumstances you may encounter throughout your career. Decide what you're worth with the chapter on "The Business" Determine the nature of the miracle your CEO wants with "The Impossible" Give effective presentations with "How Not to Throw Up" Handle liars and people with devious agendas with "Managing Werewolves" Realize when you should be looking for a new gig with "The Itch"