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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

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@carolla93 Naamini Yonazi @naaminiyonazi Location @carollacharles [email protected] .naaminicyonazi.com