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Chad Fowler 4.36
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What should the career path of a programmer be? How do you know what you're aiming for? What defines success?
Many of us started out assuming the answers to these questions included slowly climbing a corporate promotion structure, ultimately becoming a people or project manager and no longer a programmer.
But we didn't get into software development so we could fill out spreadsheets and attend status meetings. We got into software development because we were excited about it. We wanted to be creative and to build great things.
From the author of The Passionate Programmer, this session will walk through how a software developer can not only succeed but work toward building a remarkable career. We'll draw examples from business, the arts, music, and sports. By the end of the presentation, we will have laid out a structured framework for radically succeeding in the software industry.
Comments on this Talk
Derek Chen-Becker,
11 Oct 07:28 PM
I think overall a good talk, although at some points it felt like it was meandering a bit.
Derek Chen-Becker,
12 Oct 03:08 PM
After mulling over it, I think I need to clarify my comment above. I feel that the took was great in the context of "Make your own opportunities and take advantage of those that you luck into". What I meant by meandering was that there were some parts of the talk where the anecdotes (while great) strayed a bit from the core concept of "How do I become a passionate programmer". The one example that comes to mind is when you started talking about learning Hindi. I think that that was a great example and the advice to use a system and set goals is very important in skill development. But it felt like it took a while to get from that point to where you started discussing how becoming a mentor can help refine your skills and gain perspective. In any case, I really enjoyed the talk.
Thanks for the feedback, Derek! I'm still trying to figure out how to make this talk work at 40 minutes instead of 90 (how i've done it before), so I'm not too surprised at this point. It'll definitely help me to think about it next time though.
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Last Five Ratings
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Derek Chen-Becker
3.73
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jakesutton
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Rob Sanheim
3.9
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Ben Scofield
4.06
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Ben Reubenstein 3.5
Inspiring talk!