A Career in Software Engineering: What I Wish I Knew

Given to some students at NUS to explain the opportunities for a creative career in engineering and small companies.

Transcript

1. WHAT I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE A CAREER IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
2. @ANDYCROLL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT (CONFERENCE ORGANIZER)
3. FROM HERE TO HERE -> ->
4. CTO FOR FIVE PEOPLE NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE
5. SMALL COMPANIES BIG FUN?
6. MIND THE STARTUP FICTION
7. MULTI-NATIONALS DO NOT LOVE YOU FEAR THE BOOT
8. DON’T LET ANY JOB BECOME A CAGE REVIEW EVERY SIX MONTHS
9. FREELANCING CAN BE TOUGH CASHFLOW LEARNING SALES REPUTATION EQUIPMENT HEALTH
10. DON’T FREAK ABOUT YOUR GRADE
11. CRAFTSMAN WHAT WE DO IS CARPENTRY SO ACT LIKE A
12. 10000 HOURS Malcolm Gladwell ->
13. YOU ARE NOT A JAVA DEVELOPER YOU ARE A DEVELOPER
14. LEARNING DOESN’T STOP SO FIND SOMEONE TO LEARN FROM
15. READ WRITE
16. LEARN HUMAN SKILLS
17. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WORTH
18. PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS A PART TIME JOB STAY CREATIVE
19. MAKING STUFF IS FUN
20. NOW SOME USEFUL LINKAGE
21. RUBY ON RAILS rubyonrails.org railsforzombies.com pragprog.com peepcode.com
22. MAY 18TH—19TH RDRC 2012 </advertisement> <advertisement> reddotrubyconf.com
23. DESIGN alistapart.com abookapart.com fivesimplesteps.co.uk apple.com ;-)
24. BOOKS REwork Anything You Want The Creative Habit The Passionate Programmer
25. FOLLOW @ANDYCROLL THANK YOU