Grow as a Geek

Some Habits and Systems one can place in his life to grow as a Geek in Software Industry

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1. Grow as a Geek
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2. Not a motivational talk
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3. ToC
   Coding
   Make a brand out of yourself
   Learn how to learn
   How to be a high-paid engineer?
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4. Coding
   The Most fun part
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5. Master an IDE
   It's like a instrument for a musician
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6. Master an IDE
   Intellij
   Free community edition
   Github students gets a free license
   VS Code
   Free and most popular
   Light weight
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7. Master one Programming
   language
   Pick a modern language
   Personal recommendation: Kotlin
   Use it as a tool to master its eco-system
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8. Hands-on practice
   Have a lab for yourself
   my-lab
   Scratch files in Intellij
   Tools for quick PoCs: Git, Maven/Gradle, npm/yarn,
   Docker
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9. TDD
   Test driven development
   Code only after Understanding how to test
   Learn tools to measure what you've coded
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10. Clean Code
    by Robert Martin (Uncle Bob)
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11. FP
    Functional programming
    (Programming with Discipline)
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12. Make a brand out of
    yourself
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13. Get Engaged
    Blog posts
    Open source collaborations
    Slack/Discord channels
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14. Follow
    Twitter
    Github
    Medium
    Feedly (for subscriptions)
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15. Tech-Talks
    Watch and Deliver
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16. ⚠
    But! Don't get caught-up in
    a Filmy-Tech
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17. Make a portfolio
    Free hosting on Github-Pages, Netlify etc.
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18. Interviews
    Build a strong Résumé.
    DS & Algo (No secret or shortcut)
    Design Patterns
    Head first Design patterns
    Sell yourself as a problem solver
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19. Learn how to learn
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20. Learn how to learn
    Start with "Why?"
    Understand the patterns and semantics
    Divide & Conquer : Abstractions & Integrations
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21. Learn how to learn
    Try to find a good book or Tutorial online
    Reactive learning
    Application-Oriented-Learning
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22. Learn how to learn
    Don't fall into pseudo-competence
    Align learning to your goals
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23. Makes Notes
    Make a Mesh of your notes
    RemNotes
    Obsidian
    Notion
    Zettelkasten for Note taking
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24. Need more Cash ?
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25. Need more Cash
    Be a team player
    Police Shared codebase
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26. Need more Cash
    Sell, Strategize & Focus
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27. Finally
    Exercise
    Sleep well
    Have fun
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