Congrats! You learned to code and now are looking for a job as a developer; or perhaps you’ve just found a shiny new job as a developer, and are excited to start programming. I have some bad news, however. Being a developer is about so much more than just churning out code. In this presentation I’ll cover things I wish I’d known as a new developer that surprised me. Includes war stories over 20 years of development, but nothing about how to get a job.
12. Save Money
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13. Practice Saying No
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14. Ask For Priority
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15. Know The Chain Of Command
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16. Caveats
Estimation required
Emphasize all on same team
Learn your boundaries
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17. Someday You Won’t Want To Code
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18. What I Thought
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19. What I Learned
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26. Other Roles
Project Leader
Engineering Manager
Tech Instructor
Developer Advocate
And more…
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27. Network Matters As Much As Merit
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28. What I Thought
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29. What I Learned
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33. A Guy Walks Into a Cubicle Farm…
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34. Circle Of Employment
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35. How To Maintain
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36. How To Maintain Credibility
Connect
Best is who you have worked or studied with
Otherwise, Meetups or online communities
Linkedin/Twitter
Inform them
Post about what you are doing
Coffee
Here’s what I’m doing
Send interesting articles
I’m working on X and saw this …
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37. How To Maintain Locatability
Connect
Best is who you have worked or studied with
Otherwise, Meetups or online communities
Linkedin/Twitter
Help them
Coffees/catchups
What can I do for you
Do favors on social networks
Pass on job reqs or clients
Send interesting articles
You liked X and I saw this …
Like posts
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38. Thank You
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39. Conclusion
Say no
Look past coding for career
Paying attention to people is important
So many more
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Editor's Notes
Wish I had some surprising way to help someone get hired
Lots of changes since I last looked as a new developer
Webdev
Companies from 2-100,000 people
Boulder/Denver area
Contracting/w2 even steven
Webdev
Companies from 2-100,000 people
Boulder/Denver area
Contracting/w2 even steven
Webdev
Companies from 2-100,000 people
Boulder/Denver area
Contracting/w2 even steven
Always say yes
People like people who say yes
My career would be negatively affected if I said no
Saying No preserves you
Definition of developer was software created
Perfect job
Valued
Challenged
Flow
See results
Meritocratic
Other jobs related to software are pretty sweet
Developer job can be a little crappy
People care about finding the best person
People care about finding the best person, but
Best has multiple dimensions
Key parts of “best” is credibility and locatability
People care about finding the best person, but
Best has multiple dimensions
Key parts of “best” is credibility and locatability
People care about finding the best person, but
Best has multiple dimensions
Key parts of “best” is credibility and locatability
Not only way
They last a long time and the community is smaller than you think
