UJ Projects Day - Breakfast Speech - Becoming a World Class Developer

This presentation was given at the University of Johannesburg, where Rebecca Franks spoke about becoming a World Class developer, and things you can do in order to make an impact in your community.

Transcript

1. Becoming a
   World Class
   Developer
   Rebecca Franks
   

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2. Rebecca
   Franks
   @riggaroo
   BSc (Hons) Information Technology
   from The University of Johannesburg
   Android Engineering Lead at DVT
   Google Developer Expert
   

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4. Imposter
   Syndrome
   

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6. The inability to internalize accomplishments and a
   persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud"
   

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14. How?
    

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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…
    

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17. 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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20. 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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21. 15k developers a month
    

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22. Try new
    thing
    

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23. Battle
    with new
    thing
    Try new
    thing
    

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

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

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28. Why?
    

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31. Things I’ve learnt ...
    

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32. University vs Life
    F
    A+
    ?
    

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33. What I think others
    know
    What I
    think I
    know
    Imposter Syndrome
    

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34. What I think others
    know
    What I
    think I
    know
    What I
    know
    What
    others
    know
    Imposter Syndrome
    

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35. Try learn something
    new every day.
    

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36. Your code will be deleted.
    Don’t get attached to it.
    

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37. Join a community…
    or build one. zatech.co.za
    

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38. Don’t take feedback
    personally. Use it to better
    yourself.
    

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39. Share your
    knowledge with
    others.
    

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40. Thank you
    Rebecca Franks
    Android Engineering Lead at DVT
    @riggaroo
    rfranks@jhb.dvt.co.za
    Pics: wocintechchat.com/
    

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