BE THE BEST YOUBE THE BEST YOUONE DEVELOPERS JOURNEY TO FIGHTONE DEVELOPERS JOURNEY TO FIGHT

THE IMPOSTER SYNDROMETHE IMPOSTER SYNDROME

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About me

Google Developer ExpertTelerik Developer Expert

Digital McKinsey@chris_noring

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DEVELOPERS COME IN ALLDEVELOPERS COME IN ALLSHAPES AND SIZESSHAPES AND SIZES

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SOME OF US ARE PARENTSSOME OF US ARE PARENTS

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SOME ARE EEH, VIKINGS?SOME ARE EEH, VIKINGS?

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SOME ARE JUST BADASSSOME ARE JUST BADASS

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THIS IS A DEVELOPER TOOTHIS IS A DEVELOPER TOO

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NO I MEAN THISNO I MEAN THIS

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LET'S TALK ABOUT USERS :)LET'S TALK ABOUT USERS :)

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OUR SOFTWARE HAS USERSOUR SOFTWARE HAS USERS

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Yes we need to care

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USERS REALLY DON'T SPEAKUSERS REALLY DON'T SPEAKOUR LANGUAGEOUR LANGUAGE

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WHAT THEY MEAN AND YOUWHAT THEY MEAN AND YOUMEAN MIGHT NOT BE THE SAMEMEAN MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME

:):)

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Punchline: learn who your user is and let that guideyour so�w are

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OUR JOB IS HARDOUR JOB IS HARD

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IT TAKES A LOT OFIT TAKES A LOT OFCONCENTRATIONCONCENTRATION

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DAMN IF YOU DO...DAMN IF YOU DO...

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BUGS ARE FUNBUGS ARE FUN

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PROGRAMMERS DILEMMAPROGRAMMERS DILEMMA

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WE HAVE ALL SEEN CODE LIKEWE HAVE ALL SEEN CODE LIKETHISTHIS

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IT'S NOT A RACE, IT'S AIT'S NOT A RACE, IT'S AMARATHONMARATHON

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DON'T TAKE SHORTCUTSDON'T TAKE SHORTCUTS

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ARE WE BEING REPLACED BY AI?ARE WE BEING REPLACED BY AI?

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DON'T FORGET EMPATHYDON'T FORGET EMPATHY

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WE LOVE OUR JOBWE LOVE OUR JOB

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DEVELOPERS MAKE EVERYTHINGDEVELOPERS MAKE EVERYTHINGBETTER ( GOOGLE MAPS )BETTER ( GOOGLE MAPS )

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WE NEVER GREW UP - AND WEWE NEVER GREW UP - AND WEARE PROUD OF IT :)ARE PROUD OF IT :)

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WE LIKE DANGERWE LIKE DANGER

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WE LOVE/HATE OUR JOBWE LOVE/HATE OUR JOB

IT'S COMPLICATEDIT'S COMPLICATED

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SOMETIMES WE LAUGH AND CRYSOMETIMES WE LAUGH AND CRYAT THE SAME TIMEAT THE SAME TIME

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PROBLEM SOLVING IS FUN BUTPROBLEM SOLVING IS FUN BUTGIVES US HEADACHEGIVES US HEADACHE

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SOMETIMES IT'S ALL TOO MUCHSOMETIMES IT'S ALL TOO MUCH

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BE MINDFUL OF BURNOUTBE MINDFUL OF BURNOUT

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GEEK HUMOUR IS GREATGEEK HUMOUR IS GREAT

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WE HAVE THE BEST JOKESWE HAVE THE BEST JOKES

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SOMETIMES THE JOKE BECOMESSOMETIMES THE JOKE BECOMESTRUTHTRUTH

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I'M HERE ALL WEEKI'M HERE ALL WEEK

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LAUGHTER IS A DEFENCELAUGHTER IS A DEFENCEMECHANISMMECHANISM

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WHAT IS THE IMPOSTERWHAT IS THE IMPOSTERSYNDROM?SYNDROM?

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Fear of being seen as a fraud have a persistent fearof being exposed as a "fraud"Feels they do not deserve the success Convincedthat they are frauds and do not deserve the successthey have achieved.It's just luck Proof of success is dismissed as luck,timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinkingthey are more intelligent and competent than theybelieve themselves to be.Affects men and women equally Impostor syndromehas been found to affect both men and women, inroughly equal numbers.

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At least in this men and women feels equally shitty -SUCCESS ;)

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Be nice to yourself

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WE ALL HAVE IT, DOESN'TWE ALL HAVE IT, DOESN'TMATTER HOW SENIORMATTER HOW SENIOR

IT'S COMPLICATEDIT'S COMPLICATED8 . 5

WE ALL SAID SOMETHING LIKEWE ALL SAID SOMETHING LIKETHIS AT SOME POINT RIGHT?THIS AT SOME POINT RIGHT?

FUN FACT: SEAN LARKIN IS A CHICKEN FARMERFUN FACT: SEAN LARKIN IS A CHICKEN FARMER8 . 6

BATTLING THE IMPOSTERBATTLING THE IMPOSTERSYNDROMSYNDROM

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STUDYSTUDY

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THE FOUR STAGES OFTHE FOUR STAGES OFCOMPETENCECOMPETENCE

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UNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCEUNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCEThe individual does not understand or know how todo somethingDoes not necessarily recognize the deficitThey may deny the usefulness of the skill.The individual must recognize their ownincompetence, and the value of the new skill, beforemoving on to the next stage.[2]The length of time an individual spends in this stagedepends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.[3]

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CONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCECONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCEThough the individual does not understand or knowhow to do something, they recognize the deficit, aswell as the value of a new skill in addressing thedeficit.The making of mistakes can be integral to thelearning process at this stage.[4]

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CONSCIOUS COMPETENCECONSCIOUS COMPETENCEThe individual understands or knows how to dosomething.Demonstrating the skill or knowledge requiresconcentration.It may be broken down into steps, and there isheavy conscious involvement in executing the newskill.[3]

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UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCEUNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCEThe individual has had so much practice with a skillthat it has become "second nature" and can beperformed easily.The skill can be performed while executing anothertask.The individual may be able to teach it to others,depending upon how and when it was learned.

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OK, SO HOW DO WE GET THERE?OK, SO HOW DO WE GET THERE?

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Learn the correct terms and the bigger picture ( tryteach others at a meetup, write a blog post )

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Start a FAQ on a topic, the keywords

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Ask for feedback on code and written pieces

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PRACTICEPRACTICE

Ther is some truth here, you can't be a theoreticalcarpenter

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HOW DO I PRACTICE?HOW DO I PRACTICE?

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Code wars - https://www.codewars.com/Cyber dojo - http://cyber-dojo.org/OSS projectsPlay projectshttps://regexone.com/

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HOW MUCH PRACTICE &HOW MUCH PRACTICE &STUDYING?STUDYING?

8h practice a day = 5.1 years9 . 16

Caution, don't become an EXPERT BEGINNER.

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Deepen your knowledge, learn something neweverytime you practice

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Learn the edges of your problem domainLearn when it shinesLearn when it hurtsTry to see parallells to other problem domains

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DON'T DO MORE THAN YOU HAVEDON'T DO MORE THAN YOU HAVETO, AUTOMATE ALL BORINGTO, AUTOMATE ALL BORING

THINGSTHINGS

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THINK BEFORE YOU CODETHINK BEFORE YOU CODE

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SOMETIMES IT'S MORE ABOUTSOMETIMES IT'S MORE ABOUTCHANGING PERSPECTIVECHANGING PERSPECTIVE

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MAYBE THE SOLUTION ISN'TMAYBE THE SOLUTION ISN'TMORE CODE?MORE CODE?

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COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

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Code is simpler than people, who agrees?

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Learn to communicate clearly and with precision

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How do we train this?

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lightning talksconference talkswriting, can clear your thoughtsCode pairing, forces you to explain how you think

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PSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOLOGY

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All the fancy tech skills in the world can't save you

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All the communication in the world can't save you (maybe )

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The right mindset will

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Don't be this guy

Don't point out the problems

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This needs to be your mindset

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Instead of saying : I see problems with your solutionsSay: I see the following problems but here is a way to

fix them

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You have to believe you can learn anything

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You have to believe you can solve any problem

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Only what YOU think and YOU believe about YOUR ownability matters

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One of the best developers I know says:Anyone can do what I do, it's all about choices. Mostpeople don't want to spend the hours it takes to be

great.

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Ultimately YOU decide what greatness is to you

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You are the main character in the story that is your life

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You decide the limit to your greatness

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Thank you

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