Improving Continuously as a Developer

1. Continuously Improving as a Developer
2. @latish
3. DO YOU LIKE CODING?
4. “Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning.” Rick Cook
5. ..there are no competent people that work at our company.. Seth Godin BOS2010
6. Empty Your Cup
7. Books If you read even one good programming book every two months, roughly 35 pages a week, you’ll soon have a firm grasp on the industry and distinguish yourself from nearly everyone around you. Steve McConnell, Code Complete
8. start with not a programming book, read it anyway
9. Six Essential Language Agnostic Programming Books Recommended Reading for Developers Also check out:
10. read code
11. Q: What kind of code should I read? A: Code that is used in the real world.
12. Weekly Source Code posts at www.hanselman.com
13. Meet other passionate developers Networking: it isn’t just for TCP packets
14. goto: user groups find local events at www.communitymegaphone.com
15. goto: conferences
16. goto: coding dojos, hack clubs
17. goto: nerd dinners www.nerddinner.com
18. find a mentor
19. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. -Jim Rohn
20. social media
21. blogs The Morning Brew
22. podcasts The  Startup  Success  Podcast
23. help others Contribute to open source projects, answer questions on stack overflow and /or build side projects that satisfy a need
24. certifications
25. don’t restrict yourself to one platform
26. write code "Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live." John F. Woods
27. coding katas
28. share what you learn
29. Also remember to
30. workout better role model meh!
31. Richard Branson in an interview Q:"How do you become more productive?" A: "Work out." (later elaborated: working out gave him at least four additional hours of productive time every day)
32. take breaks
33. Use the 80/20 principle
34. Invest in the best hardware and software you can afford
35. “Stay hungry, Stay foolish.” -Steve Jobs
36. Thanks! Questions? www.dotnetsurfers.com @latish latish.sehgal@improvingenterprises.com
37. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/3275235423/in/set-159625/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakub_hlavaty/3105462727/ Credits