How to become a better developer

My presentation for Open Source Conference Albania (OSCAL) 2017

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
18. Conclusion: Don’t go with the flow
19. Lecture #2.5 Not being a literal trout
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
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
53. Conclusion: The more peers you know, the higher your job opportunities
54. Lecture #6 Eat, pray, love
58. Conclusion: Be happy