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WHICH WAY IS UP?

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AHOY THERE!

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AGENDA JavaScript boom Lost in the ecosystem Sharing knowledge Impostor syndrome Outside the comfort zone

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MEET JERRY

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ABOUT JERRY Knows some JavaScript Likes Angular and long walks on the beach Feels a little lost on what to learn Feels out of place in the industry Knows great things, but won't voice them Enjoys the comfort zone Still looking for treasure

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WHERE JERRY BEGAN

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$ ( ' a ' ) . c l i c k ( f u n c t i o n ( e v e n t ) { $ ( t h i s ) . a d d C l a s s ( ' a c t i v e ' ) ; } ) ;

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JERRY WAS HAPPY WITH JQUERY

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JQUERY STARTED THE REVOLUTION

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JERRY SAVED UP SOME MONEY AND WENT SAILING

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TIME PASSED, A YEAR WENT BY

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JERRY CAME HOME

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JERRY TRIED TO LEARN SOME NEW STUFF

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JERRY LEARNED GRUNT

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"THAT'S OUT OF DATE"

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JERRY LEARNED BACKBONE

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"THAT'S OUT OF DATE"

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JERRY STOPPED TALKING TO FRIENDS ABOUT CODE

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JERRY KNOWS SOME ANGULAR 1.X SO HE CONTINUED LEARNING

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JERRY FEELS OUT OF PLACE

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JERRY STARTS WALKING AROUND FOR SOMEONE TO TALK TO

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MEET ERIK

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ERIK CONSOLES JERRY

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We are all still learning JavaScript is booming! Don't let it scare you You don't always have to use the latest stuff ... but keep an eye on it! ERIK'S ADVICE

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JERRY FEELS GOOD

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HE CONTINUES WITH HIS ANGULAR 1.X BUT KEEPS AN EYE ON ANGULAR 2

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IT'S OKAY NOT TO KNOW EVERYTHING

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JERRY TALKS TO ERIK MONTHS LATER

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How can I get better as a developer? Am I even good enough to share knowledge? Contributing to open source looks scary

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Setup a GitHub profile and create some projects Everyone has something to teach others Nothing was achieved in the comfort zone

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"SETUP A GITHUB PROFILE AND CREATE SOME PROJECTS"

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Repos Issues to fix PRs to review Comments/questions to answer Testing Module systems Versioning OPEN SOURCE IS DIFFICULT

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JERRY SUCCEEDED IN THE END

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TAKEAWAYS

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IT'S INTIMIDATING SHARING CODE

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DON'T BE PUT OFF BY NEGATIVITY

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HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF

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KEEP CREATING, KEEP IMPROVING

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"EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO TEACH OTHERS"

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JERRY KEPT WORKING ON OPEN SOURCE AND BLOGGING

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THIS INSPIRED JERRY TO KEEP GOING

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TAKEAWAYS

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THE ONLINE WORLD ISN'T ALWAYS KIND

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THE POSITIVES OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVES

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SHARING KNOWLEDGE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

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YOU CAN ALWAYS TEACH SOMEONE SOMETHING NEW

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BUILD AND YOU WILL SUCCEED

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YOU DON'T KNOW CODE UNTIL YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT IT

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"NOTHING WAS ACHIEVED IN THE COMFORT ZONE"

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JERRY STEPPED OUT THE COMFORT ZONE

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TAKEAWAYS

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ANYONE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN SOURCE

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YOU CAN LEARN GREAT THINGS OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE

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PEOPLE WILL JUDGE YOU BUT HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH

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DON'T BE AFRAID TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

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THERE IS A PIECE OF JERRY IN EVERYONE

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JERRY BOUGHT A NEW ANGULAR 2 BANDANA

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JERRY WAS CONTENT WITH RAPID CHANGE

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JERRY KNOWS NOTHING WILL BE AROUND FOREVER

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JERRY WASN'T SCARED OF THE FUTURE

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NOTHING IS ACHIEVED IN THE COMFORT ZONE

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GO FOR IT.

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@toddmotto speakerdeck.com/toddmotto DANKJEWEL :)