Code Like a Child (DevFest 2020 - delayed)

Role Models don't always have to be experts. Sometimes we can also learn from someone who knows less. And some skills that help us to become better software developers can be learned from a very unexpected source: Children!

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1. Code Like a Child Sarah Wachs
2. Level up We all want to become better developers 2
3. “ We need to be lifelong learners 3
4. Role models Learn from others 4
5. Children as role models 5 Photo: Himanshu Singh Gurjar
6. Your office as playground ? 6 Photo: Slidebean
7. Disclaimer Don’t copy all childish behaviours 7 Photo: Nathan Dumlao
8. Be annoying 8
9. Your next requirements meeting 9 Photo: Christina @ wocintechchat.com
10. Why? Don’t stop asking Why? Why? 10
11. 1 problem to be solved 500 questions = 3 solution ideas 5 developers and 2 product owners 11
12. Be Unprofessional 12
13. You are a professional Job titles Expertise Certificates 13 Photo: Jana Shnipelson
14. Not everything is a nail 14
15. Problem: database migration Datacenter A Datacenter B 15
16. The solution One of about 56,880,000 Germans 16 Photo: Jorgen Henriksen
17. Think small 17
18. My challenge (when I was 6) 18 Photo: Sarah Wachs
19. My challenge now Solve problems at your size 19 Photo: Robert Bye
20. You are not Google 20
21. Be unproductive 21
22. Toy versions of real problems 22 Photo: Thomas Grillmair
23. Play No real consequences 23
24. Story time Hack day project: Lunchwheel 24 Photo: Viviana Rishe
25. Be inconsistent 25
26. I want to be a firefighter 26 Photo: Daniel Meinicke
27. I want to be an architect 27 Photo: Kelly Sikkema
28. Change your mind It’s a strength, not a weakness 28
29. Be imperfect 29
30. Your old code 30
31. I love vegetables - today 31 Photo: FitNish Media
32. Step 1 Try something new 32
33. Step 2 Don’t expect too much 33
34. Step 3 Don’t give up 34
35. Growth Mindset Check out “The agile Mindset” by Linda Rising 35
36. Children are role models 36 Photo: Guillaume de Germain
37. Try it for yourself Add new tools to your toolbox 37 Photo: Barn Images
38. Try again You probably won’t be very good at first 38
39. inner child? How strong is your Tell me your stories! Find me on Twitter & LinkedIn: @Go_Haimchen linkedin.com/in/sarah-wachs-dev 39 Photo: Marga van den Meydenberg
40. Credits Thanks to everyone who inspired me Special thanks to all the people who made and released these resources for free: ▧ Presentation template “Trinculo” & icons by SlidesCarnival ▧ Photographs via Unsplash 40