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“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. 
 I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, or you wouldn’t have come here.” 
 Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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You should not become a developer Paul Ardeleanu @pardel

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You should NOT become a developer Paul Ardeleanu @pardel

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A software developer is going to the store and her partner tells her: 
 ”Buy a bottle of milk, and if there are eggs, buy a dozen." So she goes, buys everything, and drives back to the house. Upon arrival, her partner angrily asks her: ”Why did you get 13 bottles of milk?" 
 The programmer says, "There were eggs!"

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Don’t try this at home

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Context

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Who are you?

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Why are you here today?

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Who am I?

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/cod_gabriel/2149613466

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Unknown author but… Thank you!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GvRx7XuFcI

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• Broadcom BCM2835 @ 1GHz ARM11 core • 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM • A micro-SD card slot • A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output • Micro-USB sockets for data and power • 40-pin GPIO header • 65mm x 30mm x 5mm

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• Broadcom BCM2835 @ 1GHz ARM11 core • 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM • A micro-SD card slot • A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output • Micro-USB sockets for data and power • 40-pin GPIO header • 65mm x 30mm x 5mm Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) • 0.043MHz • 64Kbyte of memory • Assembler code converted manually from Luminary • Loaded using punch cards

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3rd Golden Rush

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You should not 
 become a developer

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Obsolescence

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Depression

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Loneliness

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Self-doubt

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Bad Health

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/21/gamergate-sexism-games-industry-women-trolls

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(lack of) Passion

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Thank you! Questions? Paul Ardeleanu @pardel

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I DO want to 
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http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#technology-most-popular-technologies

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Learning

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What programming language should you learn first?

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http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#technology-most-popular-technologies

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/nathansmith/4704268314

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Follow your gut

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First is always the hardest

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re: Self-doubt

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Swift

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LLVM

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Know your tools

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Testing

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TDD or BDD?

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To Be Determined

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Aim for the future

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Additional skills

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Sketching

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Lateral learning

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Invest in yourself

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Education system is in trouble

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Resources

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“Intelligence” as commodity

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Pay your dues

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Mentors

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Ask for help & feedback

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Social

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Play nice with others

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Meeting people

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Coding Bootcamp

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Hackathons

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It’s your own business

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Sustainable business model

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Customer lifetime value Period of usage

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0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Customer lifetime value Period of usage

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Be a brand

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Become unique

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Morality

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaxzine/3463485198/

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http://www.pnas.org/content/111/24/8788.full

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/okokitsme/4337117973

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#practical

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http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/7/2782947/path-ios-app-user-information-collected-privacy

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https://www.computer.org/web/education/code-of-ethics

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/10/facebook-fake-news-us-election-mark-zuckerberg-donald-trump

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath "First do no harm"

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Future

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Positive impact

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The journey

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Money

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A software developer is going to the store and her partner tells her: 
 ”Buy a gallon of milk, and if there are eggs, buy a dozen." So she goes, buys everything, and drives back to the house. Upon arrival, her partner angrily asks her: ”Why did you get 13 gallons of milk?" 
 The programmer says, "There were eggs!"

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https://twitter.com/SciencePorn/status/578075637274955776/

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Be a human first and a software engineer second

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Thank you! Paul Ardeleanu @pardel