The Creative Developer

Developers, designers. Myths, dogmas. Prejudice, limitations. Dedication, hunger. Passion, fear.
This is not a technical presentation. This is a conversation to set us free from this sick culture we’re immersed in.
A lot of people may get upset.

Transcript

1. developer the creative by @almirfilho
2. console.warn this is *not* a presentation
3. console.warn this is a conversation
4. let’s talk about some *important stuff*, like.. console.info
5. religion&politics&football
6. HAHA kiddin'
7. myths&dogmas&culture
8. and how they can *totally fuck up* with our professional & personal lives
9. console.warn this is gonna *piss you off*
10. > whoami_ @almirfilho @loopinfinito globo.com
11. myths ~ creative people ~
12. bullshit this is
13. myths ~ talented people ~
14. bullshit also
15. compliment? why talent is a
16. mozart tiger woods ayrton senna michael jordan
17. “I practiced until my hands bled. it wasn’t easy. this natural swing wasn’t natural at all.” ~ tiger woods
18. “I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.” ~ ayrton senna
19. hard work. dedication. no talent bullshit
20. awesome book btw
21. ~ creative & talented ~ bullshit kills *motivation*
22. culture people say
23. “a designer don’t have to learn to code.”
24. “I’m not a creative person.”
25. “design should not be limited by technology.”
26. “it’s impossible to do that.”
27. “I’m an artist.”
28. “I’m just a programmer.”
29. “code is for virgin nerds.”
30. “design is for fags.” top shit
31. dogmas limitations prejudice confusion bullshit reproductive cycle
32. dogma | ˈdôgmƧ established principle by an authority as *incontrovertibly true*. is that a thing? really?
33. dogmas everywhere in religion, science and culture
34. educational institutions = industries
35. specialism implicit dogma
36. “what do you wanna be when you grown up?” crap adults say to children
37. “happy” ~ john lennon
38. developer I wanna be a
39. developer web developer front-end developer ui developer
40. specialinception
41. console.warn too much specialism curbs your *creativity*
42. generalist x specialist dichotomy?
43. “specialization is for insects” radical generalist bit.ly/1ZpKxq2
44. “jack of all trades, master of none” radical specialist
45. jack of all trades, master of *many* how about?
46. fullstack?
47. *intelectual diversity* creativity & confidence generalism rocks
48. boredom is failure generalism rocks
49. T shape, bro. but what about depth?
50. master the art of *learning* wanna be a master?
51. awesome book btw
52. don’t call yourself a *programmer* my final message is bit.ly/25HNBF6
53. we’re not in “programming” business guess what
54. we’re *problem solvers* way more sexy this shit is sexy bernard
55. keep your mind open. don’t fear it. you’ll survive. and
56. thank you! @almirfilho don’t trust me.