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
   

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2. Prologue
   

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4. $greatCode->execute()
   

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5. Marin, I can’t promise you that…
   

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9. 5y old
   12y old
   15y old
   

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10. 17y old
    

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11. unstoppable
    multi-dimensional
    being from
    outer space
    

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12. Every person has all of these
    things inside of them that form
    their entire life…
    — Ash Furrow
    

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13. + $greatCode->execute()
    

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14. Life happened?
    No.
    

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16. Act 1:
    Improving Yourself
    

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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
    

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20. meditation
    

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21. cooking
    

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22. running
    

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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
    

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28. Act 2:
    Improving your
    interactions
    

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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
    

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34. The people you love aren’t interruptions,
    they’re the reason you work at all.
    Give ’em a hug.
    — Jason Zimdars
    

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35. step in the shoes of others
    

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36. get your work out there
    ideas
    

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37. watch me create 10 evenings…
    

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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
    

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39. Act 3:
    Improving the world
    

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40. Fuzzy Gerdes https://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzzy/6985402673/
    https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to
    

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41. So what?
    — Toxic person
    

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42. …
    

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43. If anyone is improving the world
    it’s software developers
    

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44. THE
    NOW
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45. And if at any point you feel it’s too hard to
    

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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
    

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47. remember being a better developer
    being an unstoppable multidimensional being
    is worth it …
    

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48. for a shot at improving the world.
    

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49. Epilogue
    

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50. Marin Todorov, @icanzilb
    www.underplot.com
    

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