The document discusses the process of thinking like a developer, noting that developers solve problems through understanding the problem, having a plan and executing it, practicing empathy, gaining technological knowledge, restating problems, implementing solutions through testing, pattern recognition, experimenting through iterations and refactoring, and continually improving their skills. Key aspects of the problem solving process highlighted include having a plan, understanding problems fully, testing solutions, recognizing when problems are not fully solved, and delaying decisions until more information is available.

1. A journey
Rafael Dohms
@rdohms
into your
Lizard Brain
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2. Disclaimer
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5. How did you learn to
Think Like a Developer?
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6. What do
developers do?

7. What do
developers do?
spoiler: it's not about code!

8. WE Solve
problems
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16. Understanding
Problems
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17. Have a plan
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19. Impulsive-Driven
execution

20. I don’t
know what
i’m doing!
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21. I have a plan!

22. Empathy
“the ability to understand and
share the feelings of another"
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23. “I need a button"— every client, ever.
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24. Technological Knowledge
Understanding of goals
Better
solutions
+
=
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25. Restate the Problem
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26. rubber
ducking
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27. Plush ElePHPant-ingphoto by ztec

28. Implementing Solutions
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29. Pattern Recognition
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31. Read LOTS OF books
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32. environments
shape your
skill set

33. Read lots of code
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34. Practice lots OF Code
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35. Expand to new languages

36. Object Calisthenics

37. "apophenia"

38. “When all you have
is a hammer,
everything starts
looking like a nail"
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39. Start with
what you
know
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40. Experimenting
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Iterations

42. Refactoringphoto by pixshark.com

43. Single Purpose pieces
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44. PracticeBuild your own toolbox
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45. Evaluating Solutions
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46. Is the problem solved?

47. Testing
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48. The problem is
not solved.

49. That, is a problem.

50. Its not instinct,
its learned behavior
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51. “Don't try and imagine the future,
focus on the present and let the future
reveal itself.“
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52. Delay Decisions
until you have
visibility
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Be the best
you can be,
everyday

55. thank you
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