5 ways how to grow as a web developer
DESCRIPTION
A presentation given at womenintechnology.pl event, https://www.facebook.com/events/589124664532991/ Video [in Polish]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4yHUt4EL6wTRANSCRIPT
5 ways how
to grow as a
web dev
Wojtek Zajac Kraków, 17.09.2014
who am i?
@theanxy wojtekzajac.com
x-team.com xhtmlized.com
Find your niche Always be learning
Get noticed Manage time better
…surprise!
agenda
1. How to find a niche?
“T-Shaped people are people who are deep or expert in one particular skill set
and also have a number of complementary or tangential skills that
they are shallower in.”
—Dave Herren, coderenaissance.com
You can track trends
analyse what’s hot
it’s the combination of skills that
makes us unique!
Explore github
catch new opportunities
be ready to adapt…your niche could as well disappear in a few years
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2474926476
2. Educate yourself
forget about buzzwords for now
gain programming skillspython, ruby or JS are ideal to start with
Make use of online coursese.g. treehouse, codeschool, coursera, egghead
master your editor
Keep up to datetrack twitter, tech newsletters, blogs
get used to revision control
attend local development events
practice every day
think big
3. How to be findable
get a domain
name
build your online presence
start a side project
speak at conferences
maintain professional
profiles
twitter, facebook, linkedin
Contribute to open source projects
Be proactive!
4. Get Things Done
persistence wins talent
remote work is trending
for a reason
can’t focus? pomodoro
5. Stay one step ahead
do you really need
a master’s degree?
instrumental vs. fundamental
reasons
please, think
twice before going to a
corporation
how to bring more diversity
into tech?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hubertburdamedia/6754854511
“Don’t quit before you quit”sheryl sandberg
Be the change that you wish to see in
the world
summary
Do 1 thing and do it well Make yourself findable Focus on networking
Have fun doing it!
thanks
Wojtek Zając (@theanxy) http://www.slideshare.net/wojciechzajac