Finishing a Development Branch
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Agent skill
Programmer Professional Development
Apply practices for continuous professional growth including intellectual humility, experimental learning, reading strategies, and career progression.
Install Programmer Professional Development
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills programmer-professional-development --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development' .claude/skills/programmer-professional-development && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "programmer-professional-development" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-development into .claude/skills/programmer-professional-development/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "programmer-professional-development", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-developmentType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills programmer-professional-development --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development' .agents/skills/programmer-professional-development && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "programmer-professional-development" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-development into .agents/skills/programmer-professional-development/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "programmer-professional-development", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills programmer-professional-development --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development' .cursor/skills/programmer-professional-development && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "programmer-professional-development" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-development into .cursor/skills/programmer-professional-development/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "programmer-professional-development", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git --path 'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development'--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills programmer-professional-development --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development' .gemini/skills/programmer-professional-development && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "programmer-professional-development" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-development into .gemini/skills/programmer-professional-development/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "programmer-professional-development", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills programmer-professional-developmentInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development' .github/skills/programmer-professional-development && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "programmer-professional-development" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-development into .github/skills/programmer-professional-development/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "programmer-professional-development", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills programmer-professional-development --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/'skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development' .opencode/skills/programmer-professional-development && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "programmer-professional-development" agent skill from https://github.com/kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills/tree/main/skills_samples/Steve%20McConnell%20Code%20Complete%20A%20Practical%20Handbook%20of%20Software%20Construction_output/programmer-professional-development into .opencode/skills/programmer-professional-development/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "programmer-professional-development", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
programmer-professional-development- GitHub stars
- 134
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 610 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 21
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Apply practices for continuous professional growth including intellectual humility, experimental learning, reading strategies, and career progression.
- Improving programming skills
- SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Intellectual Humility in…, Learning Through Experimentation and Reading and Professional…, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Learning new technologies
What it does
Programmer Professional Development is an agent skill from kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills. Apply practices for continuous professional growth including intellectual humility, experimental learning, reading strategies, and career progression. Use when improving programming skills, learning new technologies, planning career development, or establishing personal development plans.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: Convert a book into skills directly callable to Claude Code.
When your agent uses it
- Improving programming skills
- Learning new technologies
- Planning career development
- Establishing personal development plans
Example prompts
- “/programmer-professional-development”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0d70065. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Programmer Professional Development loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 610 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 610 words (~1,298 tokens).
“Recognize human cognitive limitations. No one is smart enough to fully understand complex computer programs.”
- name
- programmer-professional-development
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development of kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0d70065
Compare with similar skills
Programmer Professional Development next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programmer Professional Development this skillkitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills | 134 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 296k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Typescript Advanced Typesrolling-scopes/rsschool-app | 10k | 24 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MPL-2.0 | |
| PR Babysitteropeninterpreter/openinterpreter | 69k | 3 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Code Review ChecklistshareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 5 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Greplooponyx-dot-app/onyx | 32k | 4 repos | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Programmer Professional Development
What does Programmer Professional Development do?
Apply practices for continuous professional growth including intellectual humility, experimental learning, reading strategies, and career progression. Programmer Professional Development is an agent skill from kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills. Apply practices for continuous professional growth including intellectual humility, experimental learning, reading strategies, and career progression.
When should I use Programmer Professional Development?
Programmer Professional Development fits situations like: improving programming skills; learning new technologies; planning career development; establishing personal development plans.
How do I install Programmer Professional Development in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development in kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills) into .claude/skills/programmer-professional-development in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Programmer Professional Development in Codex?
Run `npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_samples/Steve McConnell Code Complete A Practical Handbook of Software Construction_output/programmer-professional-development in kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills) into .agents/skills/programmer-professional-development in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Programmer Professional Development in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills --skill programmer-professional-development -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/programmer-professional-development, .gemini/skills/programmer-professional-development, .github/skills/programmer-professional-development and .opencode/skills/programmer-professional-development in your project.
What does Programmer Professional Development need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Programmer Professional Development is instructions for the agent only.
Does Programmer Professional Development access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Programmer Professional Development safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Programmer Professional Development use?
No licence was found for Programmer Professional Development or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Programmer Professional Development use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Programmer Professional Development?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Programmer Professional Development: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Typescript Advanced Types (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars), PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars) and Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Programmer Professional Development?
kitchen-engineer42 (a GitHub user) maintains it in kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 24, 2026.
Source: kitchen-engineer42/pdf2skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.