This presentation is based most in a book named as "The Passionate Programmer" of Chad Fowler. But also I've included some lessons from others books like "Empowering Yourself" of Harvey J. Coleman and "Be so good they can't ignore you" of Carl Newport.

1. The passionate Programmer
John Godoi - LDC - 05/06/2020
Career tips and learnings

2. John Godoi
• Recent Father
• 3 years of JnJ
• 9 years of career
• Programmer, Data engineer,
Researcher, Mentor
In Love

3. References
• The passionate
programmer - Chad Fowler
• Be so good they can’t
ignore you - Carl Newport
• Empowering yourself -
Harvey J Coleman

4. Goals
1. Go through some tips of those books
2. Discuss each of them with the audience
3. Understand success, learning through the process and
changing the direction when necessary
4. No Q&A session in the end
5. Interruption is acceptable anytime

5. “Do what you love” can be tricky

6. Offer x Demand

7. Don't listen to your parents
(Take risks)

8. Be the worst

9. Have it fun

10. Be generalist x be expert
(Principles x Practices)

11. Learn the business

12. Find a mentor and be a mentor

13. Today better than yesterday

14. Learn to fail

15. Reduce your points of failure

16. For who are you working for?

17. Learn how to use your money

18. Success = 10% performance +
20% image + 70% exposure

19. “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans
are useless, but planning is indispensable.” - Dwight D.
Eisenhower
(Detailed career plan x high-level goals)

20. “I have a Dream” - Martin Luther King Jr
(3 horizons)

21. Sun tzu - the art of the war
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear
the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not
the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a
defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will
succumb in every battle.”

22. Conclusion
• Passion may can through
experience and don’t pre-exists
• Success will come in different
aspects and will be determined
by yourself
• Never is late or to early to go
through changes and change
your direction
• Learning is the key

23. That’s it!
“So long and thanks for all the fish!”

24. The passionate Programmer
John Godoi - LDC - 05/06/2020
Career tips and learnings