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Aaron Cruz
October 28, 2016
Programming
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Brain dump talk given at Webclerks Wien meetup Monday, October 23rd 2016
Aaron Cruz
October 28, 2016
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Transcript
BURN YOUR CV @MRAARONCRUZ
LEVELING UP
@MRAARONCRUZ
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SKILLS
SKILLS GET BETTER AT THE CRAFT
MARKETING
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SKILLS
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PICK ONE THING
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JAVASCRIPT
JAVASCRIPT RUBY
JAVASCRIPT RUBY PYTHON
JAVASCRIPT RUBY PYTHON OBJECTIVE-C/SWIFT
JAVASCRIPT RUBY PYTHON OBJECTIVE-C/SWIFT JAVA/ANDROID
6 MONTHS TO A YEAR LATER
LOOK AT SHINY THINGS*
GET PAID TO LEARN
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HOW TO LEARN NEW THINGS
MY WAY
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READ A BOOK
READ A BOOK SMALL PROJECT
READ A BOOK SMALL PROJECT READ ANOTHER BOOK
READ A BOOK SMALL PROJECT READ ANOTHER BOOK LARGER PROJECT
READ A BOOK SMALL PROJECT READ ANOTHER BOOK LARGER PROJECT
PROFIT
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EXERCISM.IO
IT GETS EASIER
Languages: Swift 10 hrs 15 mins Ruby 10 hrs 5
mins ERB 1 hr 37 mins SCSS 53 mins JavaScript 14 mins CoffeeScript 10 mins
Languages: JavaScript 7 hrs 58 mins Ruby 5 hrs 37
mins Elixir 2 hrs 27 mins
WORK ON SIDE PROJECTS
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MARKETING
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I’M A WEB DEVELOPER
(¬_¬)
GET IN FRONT OF YOUR CUSTOMERS
PUBLIC SPEAKING
PUBLIC SPEAKING LUNCH WITH MENTORS
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OSS
PUBLIC SPEAKING LUNCH WITH MENTORS GO TO CONFERENCES ORGANIZE THINGS
OSS HACKATHONS
MAKE THEM COME TO YOU
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GOALS
SMART GOALS
SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ACHIEVABLE RELEVANT TIME BASED
WITHOUT GOALS HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING?
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GET THERE?
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FREELANCING
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CREATE YOUR OWN JOB
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THANK YOU @MRAARONCRUZ