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What is a software developer?

Intro of myself and "What is a software developer?" given at @BitCampGR 4/18/15

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April 18, 2015
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Transcript

  1. Sara Gibbons So!ware Engineer Mutually Human

  2. About Me · Went to Eastern Michigan University · Developer

    for over 15 years · 4 kids · Got a part-time job & bank loan to buy 1st computer

  3. What kind of stuff uses software?

  4. None
  5. None
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  10. At Mutually Human... I get opportunities to work on all

    this cool stuff.

  11. What does a software developer do?

  12. software developer = Master Builder

  13. None
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  17. Master Builders · solve problems · build cool things ·

    use their imagination All things so!ware developers get to do everyday

  18. Being a software developer... is like being paid to be

    creative, solve problems, and build things.