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