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
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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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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
    

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22. @rockbot
    R A Q U E L V É L E Z
    raquel@ js.com
    

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