Midwest php 7 things keynote
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The document outlines 7 things the author wishes someone had told him earlier in his programming career. They are to learn from everything, find someone smarter to mentor you, log everything for troubleshooting, test everything thoroughly, understand that as developers you provide customer service, there are two paths of development - innovation and stabilization, and to do something different occasionally to avoid burnout. The author shares this advice from his experience as a 20-year programmer and encourages others to pass on knowledge by mentoring others.
Midwest php 7 things keynote
- 1. 7 Things I Wish Somebody Told Me Aaron Saray Web Development Manager, LPi. Milwaukee PHP Programmer
- 2. WHY TRUST THIS GUY ◦ 2 Decades Programming ◦ WROX Author ◦ WebDev Manager at LPi @aaronsaray #7thingsdev
- 3. 7 THINGS I WISH SOMEBODY TOLD ME ◦ Technical, Mental ◦ Mentor or Mentee ◦ Tweet #7thingsdev @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #7thingsdev Don't forget "dev" otherwise you'll be in a Miley Cyrus trend...
- 4. LEARN FROM EVERYTHING @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #1 ◦ Parents and siblings ◦ What can we learn from hate? ◦ Find someone's passion
- 5. FIND SOMEONE SMARTER @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #2 ◦ There always is... ◦ jQuery ⇨ Javascript ◦ Python Apps ⇨ Linux kernel
- 6. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #2 Find a Mentor How many of you have a mentor? When is the last time you thanked them?
- 7. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #2 @jamesrodenkirch == your mentor's handle
- 8. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #2 Be a Mentor Sometimes there is no label You learn from teaching Giving is getting ahead (1)
- 9. LOG EVERYTHING @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #3 ◦ Users will lie to you ◦ They aren't doing it on purpose ◦ Your car mechanic loves you?
- 10. TEST EVERYTHING @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #4 ◦ Bugs are bad, they erode trust ◦ No one is perfect (2) ◦ Release the quality you'd expect
- 11. How many programmers does it take to change a lightbulb? None. That's a hardware problem. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev
- 12. WE ARE CUSTOMER SERVICE @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #5 ◦ If they didn't want it, you wouldn't do it ◦ We are serving them ◦ Learn from restaurant servers
- 13. 2 DEVELOPMENT PATHS @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #6 ◦ Innovation ◦ Stabilization ◦ Sandcastle builders know (3)
- 14. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #7 ◦ Play an instrument ◦ Go for a walk ◦ Read something else
- 15. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev #7 From my Mentor Reading increases vocab History is not what, but why Geeks make the best lovers (4)
- 16. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev What I learned from these books helped me to become a better programmer
- 17. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev Don't be afraid to take a gamble (5)
- 18. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev There are always more conditions than you might be aware of (6)
- 19. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev You don't know everything you thought you did (7)
- 20. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev R E V I E W ◦ Learn from everything ◦ Find someone smarter ◦ Log everything ◦ Test everything ◦ We are customer service ◦ Two development paths ◦ Do something different
- 21. @aaronsaray #7thingsdev WE ARE DONE! http://joind.in/XXXX (1) http://saray.me/11MVEAC (2) http://saray.me/12k4zEH (3) http://saray.me/13CUdCz (4) http://saray.me/Z3J8Lr (5) http://saray.me/18T1WyC (6) http://saray.me/17Lb09Y (7) http://saray.me/113DbIl http://aaronsaray.com me@aaronsaray.com https://joind.in/10401