Non-technical ways to be a better developer

Hint: It's not all about the code

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1. Non-technical ways to becoming a better developer Marin Todorov, @icanzilb
2. Prologue
4. $greatCode->execute()
5. Marin, I can’t promise you that…
9. 5y old 12y old 15y old
10. 17y old
11. unstoppable multi-dimensional being from outer space
12. Every person has all of these things inside of them that form their entire life… — Ash Furrow
13. + $greatCode->execute()
14. Life happened? No.
16. Act 1: Improving Yourself
17. Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. — Jason Fried, Basecamp
19. monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
20. meditation
21. cooking
22. running
23. Meditation app: www.headspace.com Gym app: www.gymforless.com Cooking (amateurs): www.fourhourchef.com Cooking (experienced): http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/ category/books/jamies-15-minute-meals/
27. Extra 15 minutes: http://blog.ayaka.me/post/127561846102/extra-15-min Easy Way to Stop Smoking: http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop- Smoking/dp/0615482155
28. Act 2: Improving your interactions
29. Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we’re bound to others. — Sonmi-451
31. while (self.retainCount>0) [self release]; if (a == 4 && tt1 == “A”) throw Error(“failure”); //add tests
33. family comes first
34. The people you love aren’t interruptions, they’re the reason you work at all. Give ’em a hug. — Jason Zimdars
35. step in the shoes of others
36. get your work out there ideas
37. watch me create 10 evenings…
38. Extra boost of love: just call your mom and tell her you love her Learn a language: www.fluencia.com Table rule: no electronics of any kind at dinner Scrum Master: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/scrum- master
39. Act 3: Improving the world
40. Fuzzy Gerdes https://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/6985402673/ https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to
41. So what? — Toxic person
42. …
43. If anyone is improving the world it’s software developers
44. THE NOW 1001100 00100001 11000110
45. And if at any point you feel it’s too hard to
46. be kind to your teammate meditate before going off to work cook your significant one a dinner run another 5 kilometers open source your latest project
47. remember being a better developer being an unstoppable multidimensional being is worth it …
48. for a shot at improving the world.
49. Epilogue
50. Marin Todorov, @icanzilb www.underplot.com