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Wai-Yin Kwan
March 20, 2016
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Ten coding tips for newbies
Brief talk at L.A. Rails Girls March 19, 2016.
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Transcript
Ten coding tips for newbies Wai-Yin Kwan @Endless_forms
Tip 1 Acceptable: I don't want to code.
Tip 1 Not Acceptable: I can't code.
Tip 2 Coding is a big world, find your niche.
Tip 3 Attend Meetups. Free learning, free networking, free food.
Tip 4 Don’t: Compare yourself to others.
Tip 4 Do: Ask “What did I learn today?”
Tip 5 Best way to learn is create projects.
Tip 5 Best way to learn is create projects. No
one is gonna hire you for doing a tutorial.
Tip 6 Embrace FAIL...
Tip 6 Embrace FAIL... it means you are learning something
new.
Tip 7 Your coding BFF: Git
Tip 8 Your coding BFF: Comments
Tip 8 Comments
Tip 8 Comments
Tip 9 Your coding BFF: Internet, especially Stack Overflow
Tip 10 Tech world isn’t very diverse…
Tip 10 Tech world isn’t very diverse… but it can
be.