Pavel Nikolov is the CEO of ApiHawk Technologies, a premium software development company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He has over 15 years of experience working with technologies like PHP, MySQL, HTML5, jQuery, and more. Nikolov believes that learning to code is beneficial for several reasons: it is creative, promotes logical and abstract thinking, helps future-proof careers as software continues to replace jobs, and allows one to transform their computer into a powerful tool rather than just an appliance. He recommends choosing a programming language to learn, practicing consistently, contributing to open source projects, and networking to help advance one's coding skills and career prospects.

1. Pavel Nikolov
ApiHawk Technologies

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4. Who The Fuck
Is This Guy?
Pavel Nikolov

5. Pavel Nikolov
@pavkatar
CEO at ApiHawk Technologies,
Geek, API Evangelist. iLover,
Developer, Coffee drinker and
just an irregular person
Sofia, Bulgaria

6. 2006 - 2011

8. You can’t!!!!

10. 2011 - 2014

12. НЕ!

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16. PHP, MySQL, HTML 5,
jQuery, Web Development,
JavaScript, Linux, CSS, OOP,
Product Management,
HTML, XML, XHTML
PostgreSQL, Web
Applications, Apache, Web
Services, Front-end, AJAX,
Python, CSS3, WordPress,
Web Standards, APIs,
Twisted, Bash, cPanel,
Front-end Development,
MongoDB, SOAP, CG/PL,
Zend Framework, RESTful,
WebServices, Web
Strategy, Startup,
Development, DevOps,
Puppet, HTML5, Ubuntu,
CodeIgniter, Zend Server,
Perl, C#, C++, Scala, Swift,
Asm.JS, TypeScript, NodeJs,
Skills & Expertise

19. 2014 -
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20. ApiHawk Technologies
Premium Software Development Company

21. http://programming-motherfucker.com/become.html
“Everybody in this country should learn to
program a computer,
because it teaches you how to think”
— Steve Jobs

22. No,
Seriously,
Why Should I Learn to Code?

23. 1. Creative. If you ask people to name creative jobs, chances
are they will say things like writer, musician or painter. But
few people know that software development is also very
creative. It is almost by definition creative, since you create
new functionality that didn’t exist before. The solutions can
be expressed in many ways, both structurally and in the
details. Often there are trade-offs to make (for example
speed versus memory consumption). And of course the
solution has to be correct. All this requires creativity.

24. 2. Learning to code is also great practice for precise,
disciplined, and abstract thinking. A program either works, or
it doesn't. It could have bugs, straightforward or subtle, that
require analysis and concentration. But unlike math, a program
does something immediately practical. (Mathematicians,
please don't shoot me for saying this.)

25. 3. Future proof. Many jobs disappear, often because they can
be replaced by computers and software. But all those new
programs still need to be developed and maintained, so the
outlook for programmers is quite good.

26. 4. Programming transforms your computer from a home
appliance to a power tool.
Whether you have an office job, are a student, or just go online
a lot, people use computers to get stuff done. But some tedious,
lengthy computer tasks are so specific or context-dependent
that no one has produced software to do it. Even without deep
programming knowledge, coding becomes a large productivity
multiplier. Computers are everywhere; they should be tools, not
appliances. A tool is something you sharpen, an appliance is
something you replace.

27. 5. It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.
— Walt Disney

29. Math Nerds vs. Code Monkeys

30. Choose a programming language
In order for you to write code, you
need to understand at least one
language, the more the better!
Be practical..
Good Bad
Python Perl
Javascript ActionScript
PHP Ruby
C# Java

31. Practice, practice and practice
if you want to be good at
something, you have to do it
over and over and over again.
Make mistakes, find solutions,
and repeat!
We all start somewhere.

32. Open Source and Own Projects
You have a better chance at job
hunting if you can show them your
portfolio than a fresh college
graduate who has none.

33. NETWORKING

34. “Coders Should Learn By Coding”

35. QUESTION
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