As a self-taught developer you've undoubtedly encountered many gaps in your knowledge. Gaps that people with computer-science degrees fill, not with the practical stuff, but with the theoratical stuff. The stuff that people like to talk about as "real development". In this talk we'll explore how self-taught developers, can overcome some of these gaps and fight off that age-old enemy known as "imposter syndrome". Links in the talk: Crash Course computer science: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIctyqH29Q&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNlUrzyH5r6jN9ulIgZBpdo The Impostors Handbook, by Rob Conery: https://bigmachine.io/products/the-imposters-handbook

1. impostors
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an
Journey

2. Hi, I’m Luc and I
feel like a fraud
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(hi, Luc)

3. A short story
about paths
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4. @LucP
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10 print “peanuts”
20 goto 10

5. §
Design
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6. @LucP
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These shouldn’t
exclusive
mutuallybe

7. @LucP
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Jobs are easy
“You’ll learn
The rest”

8. @LucP
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“This is an O(n2)
problem”Yeah…

9. well, crap.
well, crap.
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10. phenomenon
Impostor
Dr. Pauline Clance:
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11. Achievement
related task
Anxiety &
Self-doubt
Over
preperation
Procastination
Feeling of
relief
Ignore positive
feedback
Precieved
fraudulence
Effort
Luck
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12. +/-
70%
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13. Perfectionism
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causes:
Overestimation
Fear of failure
Guilt about success

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Three things
that make
it worse
In development

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you go
Learn as
Job market

16. Overestimation
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something new
There’s always

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of the blind…
In the land

18. Let’s talk
zombie
food
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19. Zone of
Proximal
Development
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20. The game is rigged
Sadly…
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21. Bad data
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&
Worse
conclusions

22. Overworking
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Stress
Anxiety
Depression

23. We’re not
all the
same
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24. Initially, the Impostor Phenomenon was
believed to only affect professional women
- Clance & Imes, 1978

25. @LucP
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Here’s just one of the reasons
why a diverse community is
is important…

26. The game is rigged
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So…
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Where to start?

27. Publish
what you learn
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Own your
achievements.

28. @LucP
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Stop comparing
yourself.

29. Chances are
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your
competitors
have no clue
as well

30. Learning
by doing
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But watch the stress

31. Overestimation
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Say thank you

32. Overestimation
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don’t do it alone.
Ask questions

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Be wrong.

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Some practical tips

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Learn the basics
CrashCourse Computer Science

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Contribute
more
Build
more

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Terminal
can be your friend

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Write
Queries

39. Overestimation
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Work with Linux
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Take 2 weeks
Solve a problem

41. Read this book.
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42. Thank
you
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