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Life Behind The Curve @ Side View Conf - Brighton

Life Behind The Curve @ Side View Conf - Brighton

Westley Knight

November 09, 2013
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  1. Life Behind The Curve - or - How to keep

    up with all things web http://www.flickr.com/photos/zanthia/10334451553
  2. A brief introduction Building website for over 13 years Married

    with 3 children Always worked in an agency I love doing my job
  3. Way back when Web Design DNS Servers Flash Software Support

    Database Design Domain Registration Server Setup Web Design Hosting Accounts Dial-up Accounts ASP (VBScript) Email Servers http://www.flickr.com/photos/52329908@N00/516266503
  4. I found what I enjoyed Web Developer Front End Development

    Project Management Back End Development Database Design Server Management CMS Deployment
  5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/74105777@N00/5818096043 Which means I do this stuff User Experience Information

    Architecture User Interface Design Responsive Web Design Content Strategy Typography
  6. What is this talk about How this talk came about

    Examine the avenues for learning How I changed the way I look at it all How you can do the same
  7. how does it try to solve my problems? Who to

    follow on Twitter A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts Conferences to attend Advice on finding your own sources
  8. The trouble with Conferences There are so many They can

    cost a pretty penny Getting the time off Convincing the boss http://www.flickr.com/photos/77868772@N00/4624389421
  9. The list is missing something... Who to follow on Twitter

    A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts Conferences to attend Advice on finding your own sources
  10. TOOLS Typography Boilerplates Pre-processors Libraries Frameworks Prototyping Tools Task Runners

    Code Editors http://www.flickr.com/photos/75905404@N00/7126146307
  11. The Depressing Part Threatened by the knowledge of others Put

    myself under pressure to learn Been judged for not being ‘up-to-date’ I’ve doubted my own abilities http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciaranryan/9728262844
  12. Good news everyone! You don’t have to feel this way

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/toomuchdew/3612905889
  13. The Young Guns There’s always somebody younger There’s always somebody

    hungrier These are the people who do crazy things with stuff you’ve never even heard of http://shazza91321.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/young-guns.jpg
  14. You have two choices You compete by trying to learn

    everything you can or You can realise that it’s time for someone else to do that stuff http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauldineen/2122384796
  15. Relinquishing control “You also have to embrace that fact that

    things won’t always be 100% the way you would like it; they can’t be; as you’re not doing it yourself.” - Joel Hughes http://thebusinessofwebdesign.co.uk/2013/11/08/6-the-traits-of-a-good-freelancer/
  16. acceptance is key “For after all, the best thing one

    can do when it is raining is to let it rain.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow http://www.flickr.com/photos/88328067@N03/9219910524
  17. And that’s how I do it Learn only what you

    need Apply new techniques if relevant Save articles for future reference Make considered choices
  18. “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more

    certain I am that I know nothing.” - Voltaire http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3723714381
  19. “To know is to know that you know nothing. That

    is the meaning of true knowledge.” - Confucius http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3723714381
  20. “The more you know, the more you know you don’t

    know.” - Me http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3723714381
  21. Don’t worry Accept that others will know more Only learn

    what you need Learn to let go of your work It’s OK not to be ahead of the curve BE HAPPY