Evolution of a Developer

The road to JavaScript expertise is hard, but easy to forget. Let’s go back to the beginning and work our way to the top, reminding ourselves of the struggle (but ultimate triumph!) of how we become the incredible developers we know we are. We’ll talk about individual journeys, shared experiences, and the community that has brought us all together.

Presented at JSConf EU 2014 in Berlin, Germany.

* The slides aren't as great without the video - stay tuned for updates :-) *

Transcript

1. E V O L U T I O N O F A D E V E L O P E R Brought to you by @rockbot
2. Y O U A R E A L O N E A N D C U R I O U S . S T E P 1 : http://flic.kr/p/2ntNxh
3. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U H AV E N O I D E A W H AT Y O U ’ R E D O I N G . S T E P 2 : http://flic.kr/p/fisNZf
4. Y O U F I N D A ( P R O B A B LY W R I T T E N ) R E S O U R C E . S T E P 3 : http://flic.kr/p/5gJBiR
5. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U G E T S T U C K . S T E P 4 : http://flic.kr/p/6r9UcX
6. Y O U F I N D S O M E P E O P L E A N D A S K Q U E S T I O N S . S T E P 5 : http://flic.kr/p/8a1M58
7. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U G E T S O M E W H E R E … B U T D O N ’ T U N D E R S TA N D W H AT Y O U ’ R E D O I N G . S T E P 6 : http://flic.kr/p/9DCGM4
8. Y O U F I N D M O R E P E O P L E , A N D A S K B E T T E R Q U E S T I O N S . S T E P 7 : http://flic.kr/p/dTUc4n
9. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U S T I L L G E T S T U C K … B U T N O T N E A R LY A S O F T E N . S T E P 8 : http://flic.kr/p/5Wshmr
10. Y O U G E T A J O B S O T H AT S O M E O N E PAY S Y O U T O L E A R N . S T E P 9 : http://flic.kr/p/5mPvfA
11. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U B U I L D S O M E T H I N G F O R S O M E O N E E L S E . S T E P 1 0 : http://flic.kr/p/h3naq7
12. Y O U G O T O A C O N F E R E N C E , L E A R N A T O N I N A T I N Y A M O U N T O F T I M E . S T E P 1 1 : http://flic.kr/p/89hCK6
13. Y O U D E V E L O P R E L AT I O N S H I P S W I T H P E O P L E Y O U H AV E ( A N D H AV E N ’ T Y E T ) M E T. S T E P 1 2 : http://flic.kr/p/8opXcR
14. Y O U C O N T R I B U T E T O O P E N S O U R C E ( I F Y O U H AV E N ’ T S TA R T E D A L R E A D Y ) . S T E P 1 3 : http://flic.kr/p/5AGTAn
15. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U B U I L D S O M E T H I N G K I N D O F I N T E R E S T I N G . S T E P 1 4 : http://flic.kr/p/4aSAr1
16. Y O U F I N A L LY F E E L L I K E Y O U M I G H T K N O W W H AT Y O U ’ R E D O I N G . S T E P 1 5 : http://flic.kr/p/7d2ixn
17. Y O U M E S S A R O U N D . Y O U B U I L D S O M E T H I N G Y O U ’ R E P R O U D O F. S T E P 1 6 : http://flic.kr/p/asqqRZ
18. Y O U R E X P E R I M E N T S S TA R T T O G E T N O T I C E D . S T E P 1 7 : http://flic.kr/p/4ERJ58
19. Y O U A N S W E R Q U E S T I O N S , W R I T E B L O G P O S T S … S U D D E N LY Y O U ' R E T H E E X P E R T S T E P 1 8 : http://flic.kr/p/eg5fhG
20. Y O U G E T R E C R U I T E D ( H E A D - H U N T E D ) T O J O I N A M A Z I N G C O M PA N I E S . S T E P 1 9 : http://flic.kr/p/7cjgNR
21. Y O U S TA N D O N S TA G E , A N D T E L L E V E RY O N E Y O U R S T O RY. S T E P 2 0 : http://flic.kr/p/6M8rTa
22. @rockbot R A Q U E L V É L E Z raquel@ js.com