3 Effective habits to become a 10x developer

How to become a better developer, some short habits.

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2. 3 Effective habits to become a 10x developer
3. Meaning? A 10x is not a real fact. A frame of reference for a developerwho can strengthen a team and himself. He makes the team more effective 1 + 1 > 2
4. Effective != productive 1. Be effective
5. Effective?
6. Get the right stuff done! • Seek Velocity = speed + direction • Move slower • Deliver sooner not faster
7. Plan – Do – Study - Act
8. Test Driven Development
9. Test Driven Development
10. 2. Be specific
11. Noise!
14. How to be specific? • Use a domain language in your code (DDD) • Use cohesion or interactions to name things • Refactor!
15. Assembler? Development is about sharing knowledge. Expressing it to your fellow developers. (as well future you… in 2hr time)
16. Encapsulation This is more than just putting things private! Think about your api and interactions => Test Driven Development • As a bonus you get better decoupling in your code and more modular
17. 3. Collaboration
18. No Super Hero • You hinder your colleagues. Who in turn also become dependent on you • Even inexperienced people produce new insights • Heroes do not lead to more heroes. Heroes occupy thrones. • While trying to establish standards, they unconsciously give others the permission to be mediocre.
19. Be humble • Consider yourself as having no special importance that makes you better than others
20. Use Empathy • To use empathy effectively, you need to put aside your own viewpoint and see things from the other person's perspective. Then, you can recognize behavior that appears at first sight to be over emotional, stubborn, or unreasonable as simply a reaction based on a person's prior knowledge and experiences.
21. 4. Teach! Immerse yourself in a topic. Inspire others about your passion.
22. Questions?
23. Kim Van Renterghem Kim.vanrenterghem@t4t.rocks https://github.com/kimVanRenterghemNew/