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Ben Lovell
March 21, 2015
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1UP! Level up your development career
The shit I wish I knew ten years ago. This was presented at RubyConfLT 2015 - Vilnius, Lithuania.
Ben Lovell
March 21, 2015
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Transcript
1UP LEVEL UP! @BENLOVELL - RUBYCONF.LT 2015
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LAME! BABY MARIO
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1UP
THE THINGS I WISH I KNEW TEN YEARS AGO
@BENLOVELL
LONDON
LONDON
LONDON
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PSA: DON'T STARE INTO THE ECLIPSE
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URBAN LEGENDS
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LANGUAGE ZEALOTRY
FANATICAL AND UNCOMPROMISING PURSUIT OF RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, OR OTHER IDEALS
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THERE ARE THREE HARD PROBLEMS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
CACHE INVALIDATION
NAMING THINGS
DHH
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SPOT A TREND?
IT'S NOT THE...
LANGUAGE
FRAMEWORK
EDITOR THAT'S EASY, USE VIM
OPERATING SYSTEM
THEY'RE ALL EQUALLY SHIT
THEY'RE ALL EQUALLY AWESOME
IT'S WHAT YOU DO THAT COUNTS
DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
FIND WHAT MOTIVATES YOU
BE T SHAPED
NOT MISTER T. SUCKAS
DEPTH AND BREADTH
SPECIALISM IS GOOD ⭐
GENERALISM IS GOOD ⭐
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
FEEL STUPID
HERO !
ZERO !
HERO !
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FEEL STUPID?
YOU'RE LEARNING
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CHALLENGE YOURSELF
YOU WILL BE AMAZED
BUILDING SOFTWARE IS A PEOPLE PROBLEM
! ❤ " ❤ ! ❤ " ❤ ! ❤
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION !
MY ADVICE?
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ASSUME GOOD INTENT
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F*CKING LISTEN!!!
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DON'T BE AN ASSHOLE
UNDERSTAND YOUR INFLUENCE
POSITIVITY
THE PULL REQUEST
HARMONIOUS
TRANQUIL?
SHARED KNOWLEDGE
CONFLICT
WAR
OPINION
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TOO SMART?
THERE IS CONFIDENCE IN SIMPLICITY
'this code is just way too simple'
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NOBODY
EVER
YOUR CODE HAS TWO AUDIENCES
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THE COLD CALCULATED MACHINE
2
THE WARM AND WONDERFUL HUMAN
WHICH DO YOU OPTIMISE FOR?
UNDERSTAND CONSTRAINTS AND COMMUNICATE THEM TOO
MAKE IT WORK MAKE IT RIGHT MAKE IT FAST
PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF DONE
ASKING FOR HELP !
CAREER MOBILITY
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REMEMBER HOW FORTUNATE YOU ARE
SELF PUBLICISE
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OPEN SOURCE SORRY, IT'S THE OBVIOUS ONE
NO CONTRIBUTION TOO SMALL
PAY IT FORWARD
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TWEET
BLOG LIKE YOU'RE OUTTA 2001
CONFERENCES MEET UPS USER GROUPS
SPEAK
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I HAVE NOTHING INTERESTING TO SAY
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MY HAIR WILL SET FIRE !
IT'S TOO HARD!
CHALLENGE YOURSELF! SURELY YOU DIDN'T FORGET?
BUT REMEMBER!
YOU ARE NOT YOUR FOLLOWER COUNT
YOU ARE NOT YOUR GITHUB STARS
YOU ARE NOT YOUR OSS CONTRIBUTIONS
YOU ARE NOT A UNICORN
NEITHER AM I!
THANKS! @BENLOVELL