It is about PHILOSOPHY: culture of a GOOD programmer - Second Edition

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
Even though technical skills are a very positive thing, other qualifications are really more important: 'features' like respect, honesty or humility are required to become a better person and, thus, a better professional.
This is not an easy path to follow, and in order to accomplish it, let me share experiences on how to be a better programmer. Let's have a walk!

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1. It is about
   philosophy…
   …culture of a good
   programmer…
   @fernando_cejas
   2nd edition
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2. Developer fact #1
   When I show the boss that I
   have finally fixed this bug
   

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3. Developer fact #2
   When I’m deploying code to
   production
   

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4. Developer fact #3
   When they me ask if I have
   tested it
   

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5. It is about
   philosophy…
   …culture of a good
   programmer…
   @fernando_cejas
   2nd edition
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6. Meet…
   @fernando_cejas
   Curious Learner
   Software Engineer
   Android Lover
   Geek
   

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7. @SoundCloud
   Android Core
   

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8. The word "philosophy" comes from the
   Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία
   (philosophia), which literally means
   "love of wisdom"
   wikipedia
   

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9. 2
   There are…
   types of developers…
   

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10. hacker
    1234233 lines in a class is not that bad
    

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11. philosopher
    I need more layers and abstractions!!!
    

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12. 2
    There are…
    types of developers…
    

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13. introverted
    Peter Parker
    

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14. extraverted
    Tony Stark
    

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15. 2
    There are…
    types of developers…
    

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16. ‘solo’
    Developer
    

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17. ‘team’
    Developer
    

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18. learning
    continuous
    

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19. accept challenges
    

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20. be prepare
    for change
    

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21. code evolves
    be prepare
    for change
    

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22. code evolves
    language evolves
    be prepare
    for change
    

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23. code evolves
    language evolves
    we evolve
    be prepare
    for change
    

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24. do not be shy…
    for the win
    

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25. expose your ideas…
    do not be shy…
    for the win
    

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26. expose your ideas…
    do not be shy…
    always ask…
    for the win
    

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27. write code
    for the win
    

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28. read code
    write code
    for the win
    

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29. read code
    write code
    learn from experiences
    for the win
    

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30. expertise?
    

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31. 2
    There are…
    types of developers…
    

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32. object oriented programming
    Learn about: hacker
    patterns
    good practices and testing
    

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33. evil stuff
    Learn about: philosopher
    anti patterns
    algorithms
    

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34. try to step out of your
    comfort zone…
    

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35. team player
    be a good
    

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36. we work with people!!!
    

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37. People are one of
    the most important
    things in life…
    yes!!!
    

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38. we work with people
    they are only
    means to reach
    not with computers,
    people
    

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39. be respectful
    

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40. be respectful
    be humble
    

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41. be respectful
    be humble help
    

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42. be respectful
    be humble help
    be honest
    

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43. always accept feedback
    without being an smartass
    no one is perfect
    for the win
    

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44. listen
    

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45. listen
    no finger pointing
    

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46. listen
    do not give orders
    no finger pointing
    

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47. listen
    do not give orders
    collaborate
    no finger pointing
    

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48. follow your heart
    sometimes the heart sees
    what is invisible to the eye…
    

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49. communities
    contribute to
    

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50. share your…
    experiences
    

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51. give back to the community
    contribute
    show what you learned
    

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52. code
    

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53. code
    events
    

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54. code
    events
    posts
    

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55. code
    events
    posts
    talks
    

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56. code
    events
    posts
    talks
    social networks
    

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57. fun!!!
    have
    

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58. development
    code and
    

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59. no
    silver
    bullets
    

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60. we are not multi-tasking
    

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61. vs
    productivity
    effectiveness
    

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62. prioritize your tasks and
    give value
    for the win
    

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63. prioritize your tasks and
    give value
    personal kanban
    for the win
    

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64. prioritize your tasks and
    give value
    personal kanban
    for the win
    be agile
    

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65. get focus and avoid
    distractions
    for the win
    pomodoro
    technique
    

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66. no
    silver
    bullets
    

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67. today, we are writing
    tomorrow’s legacy code
    

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68. vs
    maintainability
    performance
    

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69. take care of code quality
    for the win
    

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70. take care of code quality
    for the win
    be a good boy scout
    

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71. take care of code quality
    for the win
    be a good boy scout
    be agile
    

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72. celebrate your achievements
    

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73. solving
    problem
    

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74. challenge accepted!!!
    

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75. analyze the problem
    ?
    

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76. problem decomposition
    divide and conquer
    start simple and works
    towards complexity
    

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77. I’ll put this temporary hack right here…
    

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78. 2 years later…
    

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79. Who the hell wrote this code…?
    

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80. avoid hacks
    for the win
    

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81. avoid hacks
    do not reinvent the wheel
    for the win
    

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82. avoid hacks
    do not reinvent the wheel
    for the win
    always choose the right tool for
    the right job
    

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83. celebrate your achievements
    

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84. programming
    pair
    

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85. so I’m getting HALF the
    code for TWICE the
    money?
    

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86. Our first impression:
    

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87. Our first impression:
    - it is DIFFICULT
    

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88. Our first impression:
    - it is DIFFICULT
    - it is FRUSTRATING
    

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89. Our first impression:
    - it is DIFFICULT
    - it is FRUSTRATING
    - it is UNCOMFORTABLE
    

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90. Our first impression:
    - it is DIFFICULT
    - it is FRUSTRATING
    - it is UNCOMFORTABLE
    

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91. Do not be afraid
    and go for it!!!
    for the win
    

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92. tests
    code quality
    learning
    for free
    

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93. Let’s do some pairing
    

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94. art
    programming as
    Art is about human
    expression through language
    

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95. communication
    code is
    (that incidentally, also runs on a computer)
    between people
    

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96. some
    inspirational
    quotes
    

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97. “IDEAS that
    spread, WIN”
    Clay Shirky
    

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98. “We learn from
    FAILURE, not from
    SUCCESS! ”
    Bram Stoker
    

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99. mission?
    what
    is
    your
    we all have one…
    

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100. ?
     questions
     

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101. Thanks!!!
     github.com/android10
     fernandocejas.com
     soundcloud.com/jobs
     @fernando_cejas
     

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