Building products @beacamphq & grooming software engineers @master_backend https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust 2019-03-24 04:13:42 -0400 Have you seen a talented software developer who is broke or struggling to get a job? If yes, they should attend this talk because that story would change. This talk is designed to take the audience to the other side of software engineering, beyond the lines of code. Everyone has been focusing on the technical side for too long and is frustrated at not making much career growth. After 5 years in tech, I have observed and concluded that there are three (3) career paths in tech - freelancers/contractors, blue-collar developers, and software entrepreneurs. Sadly, only a few are able to understand what to do to excel in any of the career paths and so they keep doing “blue-collar” things and expecting “entrepreneurship” results and vice versa. This is one of the reasons many drop out of tech. In my talk, I aim to take the audience on a mind shift by breaking down 7 mistakes that new and talented developers make in their careers and helping them with practical ways to correct them. I titled this talk “7 Confessions from a retired software engineer” because the lessons I’d be sharing are from my experiences and in speaking with 23 software engineering mentors. Have you seen a talented software developer who is broke or struggling to get a job? If yes, they should attend this talk because that story would change. This talk is designed to take the audience to the other side of software engineering, beyond the lines of code. Everyone has been focusing on the technical side for too long and is frustrated at not making much career growth. After 5 years in tech, I have observed and concluded that there are three (3) career paths in tech - freelancers/contractors, blue-collar developers, and software entrepreneurs. Sadly, only a few are able to understand what to do to excel in any of the career paths and so they keep doing “blue-collar” things and expecting “entrepreneurship” results and vice versa. This is one of the reasons many drop out of tech. In my talk, I aim to take the audience on a mind shift by breaking down 7 mistakes that new and talented developers make in their careers and helping them with practical ways to correct them. I titled this talk “7 Confessions from a retired software engineer” because the lessons I’d be sharing are from my experiences and in speaking with 23 software engineering mentors. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/7-confessions-of-a-retired-software-engineer https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/7-confessions-of-a-retired-software-engineer What careers are in tech? Which career in right for me? What is software development? Who can become a software developer? How can you be successful in tech? This talk addresses these questions above. What careers are in tech? Which career in right for me? What is software development? Who can become a software developer? How can you be successful in tech? This talk addresses these questions above. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/starting-a-career-in-tech https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/starting-a-career-in-tech Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/the-complete-armor-of-technology https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/the-complete-armor-of-technology Given at the first edition of forloopAba 2019 Given at the first edition of forloopAba 2019 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/a-gentle-introduction-to-artificial-intelligence https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/a-gentle-introduction-to-artificial-intelligence A talk about new updates and features for Android developers at Google I/O Extended A talk about new updates and features for Android developers at Google I/O Extended Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/whats-new-in-android https://speakerdeck.com/onyekweretrust/whats-new-in-android