Getting ahead in a world of 20 million developers

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1. @anthonypjshaw
   Getting ahead
   in a world of
   20 million
   developers
   Anthony Shaw
   

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2. ‣ Find out why
   ‣ Picking a skillset
   ‣ Setting goals
   ‣ Finding more time
   ‣ Nailing interviews
   

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3. Get ahead
   • 20 million developers
   • 10,000’s new every week
   • Accept fewer compromises
   • Miss fewer opportunities
   

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5. Beware of survivorship bias
   12 steps to
   success and riches
   A. Rogant, CEO
   #1 Best Seller! “Totally worked for me!”
   -- Random Dude
   

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6. YOU ARE NOW A SUCCESSFUL
   PYTHON DEVELOPER.
   

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7. Setting goals
   

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8. Picking your skillset
   HTML CSS Python Testing JavaScript
   Django
   Pytest
   requests
   

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9. Now and the future
   HTML 5 CSS 3
   Python
   3.7
   Testing JavaScript
   Django 2
   Pytest 3
   Requests 2
   React
   EC6
   TS
   

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10. Expanding your skillset
    

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12. Find the time to do more
    • Focus makes you faster
    • Turn off notifications
    • Block/Turn off social
    • Go easy on the caffeine!
    

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13. Timeboxing
    • Problem solving is a skill
    • Sometimes it takes your
    brain time
    • Take a break, have a walk
    • Use a timer
    

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14. Learning to learn
    - Find the right space
    - Find the right time
    - Find the right content
    - Pay it forward
    

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15. Imposter Syndrome
    Doubt kills more
    dreams than failure
    

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16. Nailing the interview
    Your interviewer wants to know :
    • Why are they leaving?
    • Do they have the skills we need?
    • Will they work well with the others?
    • Will they leave their ego at the
    door?
    • Are they going to learn new things?
    • Are they going to ask for help?
    

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17. • Think ”AT-AT”
    • Refresh your skills
    • This is not a quest
    • Learn to focus
    • Learn to timebox
    • Learn to learn!
    • Doubt is your enemy
    • Prepare, Prepare and
    Prepare some more
    Talk notes
    

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18. Thank you
    anthonyshaw@apache.org
    tonybaloney.github.io
    @anthonypjshaw
    

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