5 ways how to grow as a web developer

5 ways how

to grow as a

web dev

Wojtek Zajac Kraków, 17.09.2014

who am i?

@theanxy wojtekzajac.com

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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