DEMYSTIFYING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

What makes a Software Engineer

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1. DEMYSTIFYING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES What Makes A Software Engineer Black White
2. 2 ABOUT ME • Destiny Ajakaiye aka Ajax I'm a Software Engineer based in Lagos Nigeria. I have build a comfort zone for myself around these technologies; React.js, React Native, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Node.js & Laravel. I work remotely full-time for a private company based in Canada. Outside work I love exercising, making music and reading. CONNECT WITH ME @DestinyAjax @destinyajax
3. 3 INTROUDCTION OF THEME • DEMYSTIFYING This means to explain (something) so that it no longer confuses or mystifies someone.
4. 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEME • SOFTWARE • Is a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work. • Software, in its most general sense, is a set of instructions or programs instructing a computer to do specific tasks.
5. 5 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEME • DEVELOPMENT • It is the process of developing or being developed or to build something. • An event constituting a new stage in a changing situation.
6. 6 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEME • CHALLENGES • Confrontations, oppositions, difficulties and set backs
7. 7 WHAT MAKES A SOFTWARE ENGINEER? ?
8. 8 WHO IS AN ENGINEER? • ENGINE-ER • An engineer is a person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines and machines or structures such as roads, railways, and bridges. • A PROBLEM SOLVER!!!
9. 9 THE HIERARCHY LADDER • CODER • PROGRAMMER • DEVELOPER • ENGINEER
10. 10 HOW DO I START? • WHERE DO I START FROM?
11. 11 WHERE DO I START FROM? 1. CHOOSE A CAREER PATH
12. 12 WHERE DO I START FROM? 2. BE A PROBLEM SOLVER
13. 13 WHERE DO I START FROM? 3. PICK UP A TOOL OR A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
14. 14 WHERE DO I START FROM? 4. COMMIT YOURSELF TO WORKING
15. 15 WHERE DO I START FROM? 5. SEEK AN INTERNSHIP
16. 16 WHERE DO I START FROM? 6. FIND JOB OPPORTUNITY
17. 17 WHEER DO I START FROM? 7. JOIN A TECH COMMUNITY
18. 18 CHALLENGES TO EXPECT 1. DISCOURAGEMENT
19. 19 CHALLENGES TO EXPECT 2. IMPOSTER SYNDROME What is Imposter Syndrome? • Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. 'Imposters' suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of their competence.
20. 20 CHALLENGES TO EXPECT 3. RESOURCES / MONEY
21. 21 HOW TO HACK THESE CHALLENEGS 1. Be Passionate 2. Be Decipline 2. Be Consistent 3. Build your network 3. Be a Constant Learner • Be deliberate about your learnings • Learn from others
22. 22 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES • CATEGORIES 1. Scripting Languages 2. Multiparadigm Languages 3. Enterprise Language