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How to become a better developer

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May 14, 2017
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How to become a better developer

My presentation for Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL) 2017

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Aldo Ziflaj

May 14, 2017

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Transcript

  1. How to become a better developer Aldo Ziflaj // @aziflaj

    OSCAL 2017

  2. Disclaimer

  3. Disclaimer I am a liar

  4. Disclaimer I am a liar If you get better, I

    get unemployed

  5. Disclaimer I am a liar If you get better, I

    get unemployed The only advice you can get from a lottery winner is to buy more lottery tickets

  6. Disclaimer I am a liar If you get better, I

    get unemployed The only advice you can get from a lottery winner is to buy more lottery tickets I am not a winner

  7. Disclaimer I am a liar If you get better, I

    get unemployed The only advice you can get from a lottery winner is to buy more lottery tickets I am not a winner I will be using this ugly font

  8. Disclaimer I am a liar If you get better, I

    get unemployed The only advice you can get from a lottery winner is to buy more lottery tickets I am not a winner I will be using this ugly font, and the slides background will be white

  9. Lecture #1 Calling people names

  10. This is you

  11. This is you (Representation)

  12. This is who you don’t want to be *le ninja

    developer

  13. You don’t want to be this either * le rockstar

    developer

  14. Conclusion: Be humble

  15. Lecture #2 Being a trout

  16. None
  17. None

  18. Conclusion: Don’t go with the flow

  19. Lecture #2.5 Not being a literal trout

  20. None

  21. Comfort Zone

  22. Comfort Zone

  23. You Comfort Zone

  24. You (Representation) Comfort Zone

  25. You (Representation) All the good things in life Comfort Zone

  26. You (Representation) All the good things in life Comfort Zone

  27. You (Representation) All the good things in life Your ideal

    love Comfort Zone

  28. You (Representation) All the good things in life Your ideal

    love Comfort Zone

  29. You (Representation) All the good things in life Your ideal

    love Comfort Zone I could use some bacon

  30. Conclusion: Bacon is love, bacon is life

  31. Lecture #3 Cooking spaghetti

  32. Ingredients

  33. Ingredients 1-3 programming languages

  34. Ingredients 1-3 programming languages Code editor

  35. Ingredients 1-3 programming languages Code editor Terminal

  36. Ingredients 1-3 programming languages Code editor Terminal Build tools

  37. Ingredients 1-3 programming languages Code editor Terminal Build tools Paradigms

  38. Conclusion: Learn your tools

  39. Lecture #4 Be lazy

  40. None
  41. None
  42. None
  43. None

  44. 'Automating' comes from the roots 'auto-' meaning 'self-', and 'mating',

    meaning 'screwing'.

  45. Conclusion: Don’t Repeat Yourself

  46. Conclusion: Don’t Repeat Yourself (stay DRY)

  47. Lecture #5 Socialize

  48. Lecture #5 Socialize

  49. None
  50. None
  51. None
  52. None

  53. Conclusion: The more peers you know, the higher your job

    opportunities

  54. Lecture #6 Eat, pray, love

  55. None
  56. None
  57. None

  58. Conclusion: Be happy