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December 11, 2013
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learning to code

Slide from the first florida coders user group meeting. 2013/12/11

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December 11, 2013

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Transcript

  1. learning to code

  2. @mcminton

  3. what is code?

  4. what is code? ^ to most humans

  5. None

  6. what is code? int y = mx + b; var

    bob = new Employee(); result = fb.account(19).poke() [foo doSomeMagic:7.0 brew:1.0 pow:6.4];

  7. what is code?

  8. what is code? simply a solution

  9. what is code? simply a solution expressed using language

  10. what is code? simply a solution expressed using language mostly

    readable by humans

  11. what is code? simply a solution expressed using language mostly

    readable by humans that solves a “real” problem

  12. why learn?

  13. why learn? ^ not to

  14. a fat paycheck

  15. what it takes

  16. what it takes passion

  17. what it takes passion hard core, life-long passion

  18. what it takes passion hard core, life-long passion that keeps

    you up at night

  19. what it takes passion hard core, life-long passion that keeps

    you up at night it’s not for everyone

  20. what it takes passion hard core, life-long passion that keeps

    you up at night it’s not for everyone really

  21. why learn? your work has an impact

  22. why learn? your work has an impact creating is immensely

    fulfilling

  23. why learn? your work has an impact creating is immensely

    fulfilling use awesome tools

  24. how to learn?

  25. how to learn?

  26. how to learn? scratch your own itch

  27. how to learn? scratch your own itch find your problem

  28. how to learn? scratch your own itch find your problem&

    SOLVE IT!

  29. how to learn? scratch your own itch find your problem&

    SOLVE IT! understanding

  30. how to learn? scratch your own itch find your problem&

    SOLVE IT! understanding motivation

  31. how to learn? scratch your own itch find your problem&

    SOLVE IT! understanding motivation payoff

  32. how to learn?

  33. how to learn? take baby steps

  34. how to learn? take baby steps don’t get hung up

    on tools

  35. how to learn? take baby steps don’t get hung up

    on tools ask lots of questions

  36. how to learn? take baby steps don’t get hung up

    on tools ask lots of questions find a mentor

  37. how to learn? take baby steps don’t get hung up

    on tools ask lots of questions find a mentor join a user group

  38. overview

  39. DON’T BE A GOLD-DIGGING CODE WHORE CAREER PROGRAMMER WHO LACKS

    PASSION

  40. LEARN TO CODE AS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF YOUR EXISTING

    PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE ACTUAL PROBLEMS

  41. INTERACT WITH HUMANS FROM THE TECH COMMUNITY FIND A SUPPORT

    GROUP LEARN & TEACH

  42. have fun! @mcminton