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#ALCWithGoogle - Android Career Path Slides

Rebecca Franks
June 27, 2018
Programming
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#ALCWithGoogle - Android Career Path Slides

I spoke online to the Andela Learning Community about my career path with Android.

Rebecca Franks

June 27, 2018
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Transcript

  1. My Journey to
    becoming an
    Android
    Google Dev Expert
    Rebecca Franks

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  2. Rebecca Franks
    @riggaroo
    Google Developer Expert
    Android @ Over
    Pluralsight Author
    GDG Johannesburg Organiser

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  13. How?

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  14. Once a year, I write a few things down as rough goals…

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  15. Once a year, I write a few things down as rough goals…

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  16. Once a year, I write a few things down as rough goals…
    I jokingly wrote down “Speak at 2 international
    conferences”

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  19. Once a year, I write a few things down as rough goals…
    I jokingly wrote down “2 international conferences” at
    the end of 2016

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  20. 15k± developers a month

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  21. Try new
    thing

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  22. Battle
    with new
    thing
    Try new
    thing

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  23. Battle
    with new
    thing
    Try new
    thing
    Figure
    out new
    thing

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  24. Battle
    with new
    thing
    Try new
    thing
    Figure
    out new
    thing
    Write
    down
    learnings

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  25. Battle
    with new
    thing
    Try new
    thing
    Figure
    out new
    thing
    Write
    down
    learnings
    Share
    learnings

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  26. Battle
    with new
    thing
    Try new
    thing
    Figure
    out new
    thing
    Write
    down
    learnings
    Share
    learnings

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  27. Why?

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  30. Tips

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  31. Keep learning
    !

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  32. Prioritise your learning

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  33. Join a community…
    or build one.

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  34. Share your
    knowledge with
    others.

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  35. Nothing that is
    worthwhile is ever
    easy.
    - Someone smart on the internet

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  36. Thank you
    Rebecca Franks
    Android Engineer at Over
    @riggaroo
    Pics: wocintechchat.com/

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