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Marin Todorov
March 18, 2016
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Non-technical ways to be a better developer
Hint: It's not all about the code
Marin Todorov
March 18, 2016
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Transcript
Non-technical ways to becoming a better developer Marin Todorov, @icanzilb
Prologue
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$greatCode->execute()
Marin, I can’t promise you that…
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5y old 12y old 15y old
17y old
unstoppable multi-dimensional being from outer space
Every person has all of these things inside of them
that form their entire life… — Ash Furrow
+ $greatCode->execute()
Life happened? No.
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Act 1: Improving Yourself
Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with
random participants and no agenda. — Jason Fried, Basecamp
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monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
meditation
cooking
running
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/
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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
Act 2: Improving your interactions
Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb,
we’re bound to others. — Sonmi-451
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while (self.retainCount>0) [self release]; if (a == 4 && tt1
== “A”) throw Error(“failure”); //add tests
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family comes first
The people you love aren’t interruptions, they’re the reason you
work at all. Give ’em a hug. — Jason Zimdars
step in the shoes of others
get your work out there ideas
watch me create 10 evenings…
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
Act 3: Improving the world
Fuzzy Gerdes https://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/6985402673/ https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to
So what? — Toxic person
…
If anyone is improving the world it’s software developers
THE NOW 1001100 00100001 11000110
And if at any point you feel it’s too hard
to
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
remember being a better developer being an unstoppable multidimensional being
is worth it …
for a shot at improving the world.
Epilogue
Marin Todorov, @icanzilb www.underplot.com