Non-technical ways to be a better developer

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1. Non-technical ways to becoming a better developer Marin Todorov, @icanzilb

2. Prologue

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4. $greatCode->execute()

5. Marin, I can’t promise you that…

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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.

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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
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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/
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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
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31. while (self.retainCount>0) [self release]; if (a == 4 && tt1

    == “A”) throw Error(“failure”); //add tests
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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