Getting into the Tech Field
Naamini Yonazi
Software Developer
DataVision International
@naaminiyonazi
ALC 4.0 Phase One
August 3rd 2019
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● Stereotype
● On your marks, get Ready …
● How to …
● … Go!
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Stereotypical Image Of Coding...
● Screens
● Specs
● Most of all … coffee/red bull
… Life in tech can be far more diverse and exciting
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On Your Marks ...
Do some reading and
listening
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● Head out to tech meetups.
● Seek out a mentor.
● Find tools online - Udemy, YouTube, Udacity, PluralSight
● Make your mark.
… On Your Marks ...
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Get ready ...
● find small projects that you're using or interested in. if
something's broken, file a bug
● be integrated into something that you like
● try to go one level below on frameworks or libraries that you're
using; read some of the underlying code
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● if you see something broken,
try create a patch
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● DO NOT BE AFRAID OF ERRORS!
● remember: start small, then with time you end up
doing more and more
● RUBBER DUCK Effect
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...Get ready ...
● Communication: don't get offended if people disagree with you
● Learn to be patient - most contributors have day jobs as well
● Learn to document, it helps! i.e: a Notebook, Git, bitbucket etc