Remote. Commit. Push.

Presentation from Front End Design Conference 2014 (@frontendconf) in St. Pete

Transcript

1. remote. commit. push. travis miller
2. about me
3. timeline. 2007 2011 2012 2007 college (bit by the programming bug) left the bahamas for college in tampa real word, school of hard knocks 2013 2014 back home
4. the bahamas
6. 374 miles*
7. same language same timezone same weather (compared to St. Pete).
8. remote.
11. (re)adjusting
12. i was spoiled
13. • Better Communication • Better Project & Time Management • Pitching & Selling • Creating Content on My Own (Writing, Photography, etc.) • Planning Projects From Scratch • Working Smarter Not Harder had to learn new things on my own.
14. seclusion was essential
15. Developer Designer Brand Manager Creative Director Art Drector Content Strategist Media Buyer/Plann er
16. All of Those
18. i had to get better.
20. commit.
22. grunt automation of repetitive tasks optimization code documentation
24. sass maintainable code build with change in mind manageable architecture
27. google drive rapid prototyping and iteration on UX docs Creating multiple versions of wireframes and site maps, commenting on them and using them in other documents and resources. collaborating and revising copy and content as you go. Multiple document creation, commenting and chat all worked together to communicate fluently between one another. linking documents All documents have links so you can link them to each other. Link resources to other resources, “pages to pages” etc.
36. communicating development is hard try, doing it at a distance.
37. document as you build
39. documentation =
41. Developer Evernote Harvest Sass Sublime Text Google Drive Grunt
42. push.
43. developing habits
44. “You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.” ― life of pi
45. change your outlook and your outcomes
46. wherever you are in the world share what you’ve learned.
47. community is key.
51. wrapping up.
56. remote but never alone
57. commit to getting better
58. push yourself & your people
59. thanks!
60. visit the homie.
61. web www.travismillerweb.com email hello@travismillerweb.com twitter @travismillerweb get in touch.