How to an effective developer

“It is better to be a good programmer with great habits, than a great programmer.”
- Kent Beck

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1. How to be an effective developer Radoslav Stankov 20/05/2021
3. 👋
4. Radoslav Stankov @rstankov
12. “It is better to be a good programmer with great habits, than a great programmer.” - Kent Beck
13. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial questions and framework for making decisions for all other questions.” - Rado What is process
16. Focus
19. Flow
20. “Flow state, also known as being in the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.” - WikipediA Flow
22. “Task switching is an executive function that involves the ability to shift attention between one task and another unconsciously.” - WikipediA Task switching
23. 🤔 you 😅 your 🧠
24. What's next 🔜
25. Todoist
26. Focused Task
27. Focused Task https://github.com/RStankov/FocusedTask
28. Pomodoro
29. 🍅 Pomodoro 1. Decide on the task to be done. 2. Set the pomodoro timer (traditionally to 25 minutes). 3. Work on the task. 4. End work when the timer rings. 5. Take a short break (3–5 minutes), then go to step 2. 6. After four pomodoros, take a longer break (15–30 minutes).
30. ⏰ start to focusing ⏱ doing work, I don't like or boring ⏲ as estimation tool 🕰 timeboxed experiments and explorations 🍅 How I used it
31. 🙉 Eliminate distractions 🚫 block websites 📱 reduce app noti fi cations 🤫 do not disturb mode
32. Work one day with "do not disturb mode" 💡Life Hack
33. Manage your energy
34. “In cognitive psychology, cognitive load refers to the used amount of working memory resources. ” - WikipediA Cognitive load
35. “Ego depletion refers to the idea that self- control or willpower draws upon a limited pool of mental resources that can be used up.” - WikipediA Ego depletion
42. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial questions and framework for making decisions for all other questions.” - Rado What is process
43. “Process is automatic decisions for trivial questions and framework for making decisions for all other questions.” - Rado What is process
44. 📆 Routine ⏲ Reminders 📋 Checklist 🗂 Templates 🤖 Automations
45. Prepare the clothes you are going to wear tomorrow the evening before. 💡Life Hack
46. Capture knowledge
47. “Our head is for creating ideas, not storing them” - David Allen, author GTD
48. Rado's Head Bear Todoist Idea 💡 Store Next action
53. Be effective
55. Know your craft
58. First principles and fundaments
59. Know your tools
62. 😍
63. 😍
65. Alfred
69. https://blog.rstankov.com/my-alfred-setup/
70. Have one new tool improvement - shortcut, extension and etc per week 💡Life Hack
71. ...more tools
76. Books
77. The Pragmatic Programmer Getting Things Done Th e Checklist Manifesto Soft Skills Peak Performance
78. Recap
79. “Every productivity system stops working eventually and there’s nothing you can do about it” - Someone on the internet
80. “Think about your own work fl ows and improve them one step of the time💡” - Rado
84. Thanks 😎
85. https://speakerdeck.com/rstankov