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Five important IT points you need to know in a software engineer’s view

Five important IT points you need to know in a software engineer’s view

Talk description: As information technology (IT) grows, the number of options grows exponentially. With so many options available, how do you decide which to follow? This lecture will talk about five points to work on and specialize in within the area of software engineering, all from the perspective of a seasoned open source engineer.

Karina Macedo Varela

May 19, 2021
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  1. CONFIDENTIAL designator 1 To be successful in your career Five

    things you need to know as a software engineer Karina Varela @kvarel4 Principal Technical Marketing Manager Optional section marker or title Otavio Santana @otaviojava Staff Software Engineer
  2. CONFIDENTIAL designator Otavio Santana 2 Otavio Santana @otaviojava Staff Software

    Engineer + Java Champion + JCP-EC-EG-EGL + Apache Committer + Eclipse Committer + Eclipse Project Leader + Book and blog writer Speaker
  3. CONFIDENTIAL designator Karina Varela 3 Karina Varela @kvarel4 Principal Technical

    Marketing Manager + KIE Contributor + SouJava Organizer + Instructor + Book and blog writer Speaker
  4. CONFIDENTIAL designator Knowledge The wisdom hierarchy: the DIKW Pyramid 5

    The relationship between data, information, knowledge and wisdom
  5. CONFIDENTIAL designator • Technologies and programming languages considered as foundation

    knowledge • The full stack developer Knowledge Knowledge Inflation 7 A junior level in 1970 is way different from a junior in 2021
  6. CONFIDENTIAL designator Goals and a successful career 8 The current

    scenario technology in 2021 • Open Source • Culture and methodologies • Containers • Cloud • Java
  7. CONFIDENTIAL designator Hard and Soft Skills Doing the best in

    front of the pc and away from it. The extreme knowledge self-judgement • Impostor Syndrome • Dunning–Kruger effect Knowledge 9 Decision Making You are constantly making decisions that will guide your career
  8. CONFIDENTIAL designator Stereotypes I.T. is for nerds and geeks. Hundreds

    of options I.T. has a really diverse set of career options ➔ Software ➔ Hardware ➔ Management Focus 11 To be in I.T., or not to be That is the question...
  9. CONFIDENTIAL designator 13 • Where do I start? ◦ There

    are so many technologies to learn… • Explore the university opportunities ◦ Trainee opportunities ◦ Build foundational knowledge ◦ Different interests and tastes • Join community ◦ Which communities? ◦ How to find communities? And the career begins... Focus
  10. CONFIDENTIAL designator Communication The value of knowledge sharing Networking, increased

    perspective, faster learning; Written vs Oral communication The different way to share 16 Communication The latin origin "Communicare", actually means "to share" or "the act of participation"
  11. CONFIDENTIAL designator Communication 18 “If you talk to a man

    in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela Former South Africa President
  12. CONFIDENTIAL designator Time management • Balance • Hobbie • Health

    23 "Mens sana in corpore sano" A healthy mind in a healthy body
  13. CONFIDENTIAL designator What is success? • Personal • Immeasurable Goals

    and a successful career 25 Success Goals and a successful career
  14. CONFIDENTIAL designator Goals and a successful career 26 Should you

    follow the herd? • Broken windows theory • Asch conformity experiments • Some horror stories...
  15. CONFIDENTIAL designator Communication "Don’t ever let someone tell you that

    you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period" 27 Chris Gardner Movie: The Pursuit of Happiness 2006
  16. CONFIDENTIAL designator linkedin.com/company/red-hat youtube.com/user/RedHatVideos facebook.com/redhatinc twitter.com/RedHat 29 Red Hat is

    the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. Thank you Optional section marker or title @kvarel4 @otaviojava