Starting a Career in Software Development

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1. STARTING A CAREER IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT @maxehmookau
2. WHO AM I?
6. YES
7. YES
8. 8 THINGS
9. LOVE WHAT YOU DO. UNASHAMEDLY. One
10. BE HUMBLE. BUT DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE RIGHT. Two
11. LEARN TO CRITICISE. AND HOW TO BE CRITICISED. Three
12. CODE REVIEW!
14. Max in his first week at work
15. LEARN TO CRITICISE. AND HOW TO BE CRITICISED. Three a.k.a - “You are not your code.”
16. Source: https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/code-review Be grateful for the reviewer's suggestions. "Good call. I'll make that change." Seek to understand the reviewer's perspective. Don't take it personally. The review is of the code, not you. This
17. Source: https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/code-review Accept that many programming decisions are opinions. Discuss tradeoffs, which you prefer, and reach a resolution quickly. Ask for clarification. "I didn't understand. Can you clarify?" Don't use hyperbole. ("always", "never", "endlessly", "nothing") Don't use sarcasm! Avoid using terms that could be seen as referring to personal traits. ("dumb", “stupid"). Assume everyone is attractive, intelligent, and well-meaning.
18. START A BLOG Four
19. maxehmookau.github.io
20. –You (maybe) “But I’m not experienced enough to write a blog. Nobody will read it, because I don’t have anything new to say.”
21. READ! Five
22. https://leanpub.com/dealwithit
23. http://37signals.com/rework/
25. EXPLAIN TECHNICAL THINGS TO NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE Six
26. Seven BE T SHAPED
27. Ruby on Rails Objective-C Breadth of Knowledge Depth of Knowledge Java Linux Python Ansible Baking Politics
28. NETWORK Seven “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”
29. • Love what you do. • Be humble. • Learn to be critical. • Start a blog. • Read. • Explain technical things to non-technical people. • Be T Shaped. • Network
30. QUESTIONS? @maxehmookau maxehmookau.github.io max_woolf@me.com