I am starting up - How do I start coding? - Gautham Pai, an "Entrepreneur, Founder at Jnaapti, Tech coach, Blogger, Free Software Evangelist & Geek
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This session gave practical steps to go from resisting programming to doing it. Here are the key Lounge47 takeaways: 1. Coding is not all that difficult; one needs to be curious and experimental. 2. There are many entrepreneurs who started out with no coding skills but ended up building great products. 3. Demand for programmers outstrips supply. Learning to code is a great way to control your destiny while controlling your burn. 4. Your Startup idea is great training ground. Combine your own research with speaking to peers and mentors to refine your path. 5. Don’t aim to build the perfect product but just enough to communicate your Startup idea, build a team and get investors interested. 6. “Learn to get things done” rather than “Learning for the heck of it”. Don’t get attached to one technology. Starting up has never been easier or cheaper. Computing power, free software, free storage and free analytics – all of these can be leveraged to power your dreams.
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I am starting up - How do I start coding? - Gautham Pai, an "Entrepreneur, Founder at Jnaapti, Tech coach, Blogger, Free Software Evangelist & Geek
- 1. Gautham Pai I am Starting Up How do I start Coding? jnaapti
- 2. http://jnaapti.com/ About this Presentation These slides were used during the talk in Lounge47 on Dec 20th 2014
- 3. http://jnaapti.com/ A Little About Me Name: Gautham Pai IBM India Software Labs Ugenie Lulu Semgel→ → → → Jnaapti Technical Coach by day, Engineer by night
- 4. http://jnaapti.com/ Technologies I have Trained On
- 5. http://jnaapti.com/ Companies where I have Trained
- 10. http://jnaapti.com/ Quick Poll How many of you are Entrepreneurs Wantrepreneurs Tech Entrepreneurs who can't program How many of you have never programmed before and would like to?
- 11. http://jnaapti.com/ What are some questions you have in mind that you want to get clarified today?
- 12. http://jnaapti.com/ Questions I have been Asked Is programming everyone's cup of tea? I am bogged down by too many technologies. Will I be able to do anything useful?
- 13. http://jnaapti.com/ I can't do it → I can do it Source: (Original Source Unknown)
- 14. Gautham Pai I won't do it (if I have a choice) jnaapti
- 15. http://jnaapti.com/ I won't do it If you are planning to startup, you don't have a choice – unless you have a lot of money Supply is much lesser than demand See the opportunity?!
- 16. http://jnaapti.com/ Rapid change in Technology Android/iPhone was not around in 2005 How long will Android be around? Things are getting outdated at an exponential rate It's getting harder to find people with the skills you need Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdhancock/6051805616/
- 17. Gautham Pai I can't do it – aka Can Everyone Program? jnaapti
- 18. http://jnaapti.com/ Does everyone need to learn to program?
- 19. http://jnaapti.com/ Heard of 'Calculator Science'?
- 20. http://jnaapti.com/ Everyone can learn some learn faster than others some have in-born abilities some have a natural knack, but “EVERYONE CAN”
- 21. http://jnaapti.com/ It's like learning to swim, or learning to drive a car, or learning music
- 22. http://jnaapti.com/ You have all it takes You have access to a lot of the tools that big corporations use for free You have computing power available cheaply You have access to a lot of the data for free
- 23. http://jnaapti.com/ What do I need then? All you need is a little intelligence and a lot of perseverance and you are on your way!
- 24. Gautham Pai I want to do it – aka Inspire Me jnaapti
- 25. http://jnaapti.com/ What's in it for me? Scrabulous case study Built by 2 young chaps from Kolkata Both were in their early 20's when they built it One was still in college. 500,000 users daily – back in 2008, 25,000$ in ad-revenues per month These days lots of apps being built by college under-graduates. If they can do it, you can do it too! Source: Wikipedia
- 26. http://jnaapti.com/ Switchr – A Case Study
- 27. http://jnaapti.com/ If kids can do this, why not you?
- 28. http://jnaapti.com/ Getting Inspired Youtube Stats 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute Free Data Sets Common Crawl – 10s of TBs of data available for free AWS Public Data Sets Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group predicts some 25 billion devices will be connected by 2015, and 50 billion by 2020.
- 29. http://jnaapti.com/ Exciting times ahead! Don't be left behind!
- 30. Gautham Pai I want to do it – aka Guidelines to Get Started jnaapti
- 31. http://jnaapti.com/ Mimic the Geeks Characteristics of Geeks Infinite thirst to learn, they are all life long learners Curiosity drives their learning Their observation skills are commendable Learn from people and websites out there Always experimenting – their knowledge is not just theoretical, but practical (swimming pool analogy)
- 32. http://jnaapti.com/ 1. Understand that it takes Time Programming is an art Enjoy the process Don't be in a hurry
- 33. http://jnaapti.com/ 2. Own Your Learning Don't rely on anyone for your learning Learn how to learn – get to your goal via the shortest path Be a lifelong learner – keep learning, because “change is constant” Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eflon/3271730476/
- 34. http://jnaapti.com/ 3. Remember the “T” of Knowledge Pick your forte, outsource/import the rest Build your breadth in as many areas as possible Build your depth in atleast a few areas Don't read from cover-to-cover Be a Jack of many trades and Master of a few
- 35. http://jnaapti.com/ 3.1 – Corollary Separate your "learning for the heck of it" from "learning to get things done" “Learning for the heck of it” is done to expand your T of Knowledge Learning to get things done – is need based – begins with an end in mind You need both!
- 36. http://jnaapti.com/ 4. Resist the urge to “Know it All” You will be bombarded with technologies There is sometimes an urge to know it all Be comfortable with uncertainty, it's OK not “Not Know It All” Remember that you cannot learn everything – and it's perfectly alright
- 37. http://jnaapti.com/ 5. Distinguish Concept From Technology Image Source:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nics_events/2223583947/
- 38. http://jnaapti.com/ 6. Be Aware of your World Don't be outdated before you launch Remain “Technology Nimble” and be “Future Compatible” Attend Meetups/Events to expand your breadth Read a lot Be aware of what is happening around you
- 39. http://jnaapti.com/ 7. Don't Reinvent the Wheel Look for ready-made solutions for parts of the problem you are trying to solve Is there some open-source software that does “x” Is there a service that I can use that does “y”
- 40. http://jnaapti.com/ 8. Don't Repeat Yourself There are enough things to learn, don't waste time re- learning what you already learnt Have a system to capture your knowledge so that you can refer to it when need comes My personal preference: Zim Wiki
- 41. http://jnaapti.com/ 9. Pick a Mentor In the initial days you need help Have somebody you can talk to once in a while Don't over design or under design – mentors can help The teacher never gives up, students do
- 42. http://jnaapti.com/ 10. Jump into the Swimming Pool Don't learn swimming on a whiteboard Don't think “What it's like if I jump in” Don't think “What if...”
- 43. Gautham Pai How do I do it – aka Steps to Follow jnaapti
- 44. http://jnaapti.com/ Pre-Requisites Install Linux Master one programming language Javascript is a popular choice today
- 45. http://jnaapti.com/ Steps to Follow – WAE Case Study 1. Start with Business Requirements – go lean, don't waste time 2. Design comes next – Concept/Interaction/Graphic 3. Mock – Learn to translate whiteboard sketches (or wireframes) to HTML/CSS
- 46. http://jnaapti.com/ Steps to Follow – WAE Case Study 4. Prototype – Add interaction with Javascript and build a Single Page Application 5. Integrate the Server backend 6. Add a database for persistence 7. Deploy
- 48. http://jnaapti.com/ Learn by Doing Code School Codecademy Compilr DoCircuits Jnaapti Virtual Coach Khan CS Programr Ruby Monk
- 49. http://jnaapti.com/ Online Free Courses Academic Earth Class Central Coursera Khan Academy MIT OCW Udacity Udemy TED Youtube Education
- 50. http://jnaapti.com/ Blogs Web Application Addy Osmani's Blog HTML5 Doctor HTML5 Rocks Dev.Opera Architecture High Scalability Facebook Engineering Notes Twitter Engineering Blog
- 51. http://jnaapti.com/ Contact Us Me Email: gautham@jnaapti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gauthampai Blog: http://buzypi.in/ Company Website: http://jnaapti.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jnaapti Twitter: https://twitter.com/jnaapti