Programming is Boring - Speaker Deck

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(but you know, only sometimes) @wafﬂejs 3 August 2016 programming is boring

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hey there I’m @duretti! !

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I’m here to tell you a secret

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PROGRAMMING IS BORING

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when we talk to each other, it’s usually about the cool stuff

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we don’t talk about the real-real

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perception

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reality

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PROGRAMMING IS BORING

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a list of boring things I’ve done

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a list of boring things I’ve done [non exahustive]

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html email, just like, generally "

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html email, just like, generally "

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ﬁxing tests #

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manual copypasta of text out of a spreadsheet and into templates $

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adding tracking code, to anything

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that’s not to say programming is all bad

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handy formula for non-boredom

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#engagement frustration + googling =

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a couple of tips, tho

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getting right with frustration and boredom is hugely important

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when bored, it’s easy to be lazy

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boredom is the price of improvement

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A life too full of excitement is an exhausting life, in which continually stronger stimuli are needed to give the thrill that has come to be thought an essential part of pleasure. A person accustomed to too much excitement is like a person with a morbid craving for pepper, who comes last to be unable even to taste a quantity of pepper which would cause anyone else to choke. —Bertrand Russell

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many parts of life are surprisingly boring

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“It's hard having kids, to sit there That really is the hardest part of having kids. because it's boring. uh, Ask any parent. ‘What’s the hard part? Is it looking after their healthcare? Is it making sure that their education—’ No, it's just being with them on the floor while they be children. It's just they read Clifford the Big Red Dog to you and be horribly proud and bored at the at a rate of fifty minutes a page, and you have same time.” —Louie C.K.

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ﬁghting through frustration is an expression of grit

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grit is incredibly important in terms of achieving goals

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people with grit are stubborn af

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time 4 real talk

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to last in this industry, you need grit

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but also…

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automation is your friend

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tl; dr

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programming is boring

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tell your friends

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boredom is important for growth

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ﬁght frustration, be tenacious

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thanks for listening % @duretti