Developer Chat Junior To Senior Dev

Show Notes Section:


James Turnbull is a Prolific Technical Author, Engineer of 25+ Years, and has worked in VP or CTO roles for various companies like, Glitch, Kickstarter, Docker, Venmo, Puppet, and Microsoft.






What we talked about:


How did you land so many cool Jobs?


Networking and remembering things about people


Coding as a CTO


Docker and Containers - Why they are awesome


Is Devops important as an Entry Level Engineer?


Learning as a Stairs instead of an Arc


Gatekeeping in Software Development


How to become a CTO


10X Engineers


Human Skills


Startups - How to be successful


Is Equity worth It at Startups?


How long should you stay at a company for?


Seeing People Learn and Grow as Developers


What I wish I would have known as a Junior Dev

Tim is a Mentor, Consultant, and Podcaster at DevJourney.Info.


What we talked about:


Most rewarding interactions with DevelopersWhat is exciting about building thingsThe Hard Part about software developmentCommunicationMob and Paired ProgrammingTalking to different groups and their languages.MentoringListening and Re-PhrasingYou can be a mentor even if you are one step ahead.Do you have to code 24x7 to be successful?

Links:


Long Lost Art Of Mentoring Presentation






Contact:


https://devjourney.info/https://www.twitter.com/timothephttps://timbourguignon.frhttps://mentoring.rocks

Rylan currently lives in Boulder, CO. He has been freelancing since April 2012 and consults on a variety of front-end and back-end client projects for start-ups and established companies.


He emphasizes clean, crafted, and tested code. Rylan works with proven technologies to architect applications that are easy to read, maintain, and iteratively improve upon. He builds, maintains, and improves web applications for several start-up clients.


How to Contact:


https://twitter.com/rylanb


http://www.rylanbowers.com/


Talking Points:


You Get when you TeachGiving in the CommunityHelping OthersHelping others get jobsInterview a lot because you will be bad at firstRuby and the Ruby CommunityGood and Bad RecruitersSkills and values from other career pathsUnderstand one level below the abstraction you are using

Notes:


https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2019/04/26/you-get-what-you-give/


Boulder Ruby

Marty Haught: Engineering Director at Fastly. Tech community director at RailsConf, RubyConf and Boulder Ruby. Colorado. Husband. Foodie. Totally a dad. 






Get in Touch with Marty


https://twitter.com/mghaught


Talking Points:


Developer OpportunitiesMidgame DefinitionWhat to DoTDD by Example - https://amzn.to/2Pvjn4hRefactoring - https://amzn.to/2XxCNd2Practical Object Oriented Design - https://amzn.to/3a3LSzAPatterns of Enterprise Architecture - https://amzn.to/39ZSjTYDesign Patterns - https://amzn.to/3fxY4thHead First Design Patterns - https://amzn.to/33xl0XuInterview QuestionsThe 5 Work StylesProject TypesFreelancing and ConsultingConferences and How They Benefit YouGetting Started at Conferences and Ice breaker questionsVirtual Events Tips to ConnectGeting Started SpeakingBad@$$: Making Users Awesome - https://amzn.to/3kiSEGnStorytelling in Talks

Douglas and Tyler discuss the 10X Developer. Do they exist? Does everyone have to try to be one? We also discuss the 1X Developer


Link to Show Notes:


https://juniortoseniordev.com/episode-9-myth-of-the-10x-developer

Dan Moore has been in the programming game for 20 years. He has worked for Large companies like Oracle and Level 3, as well as small companies, startups, and in academia.


He is an author, blogger, presenter, and more.


If you would like to support Dan consider getting his book with 20% off (expires in Aug 2020) use coupon GiveMeMoore08 https://www.apress.com/us/book/9781484260739


Connect with Dan:


https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/


https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/the-book/


http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/


https://twitter.com/mooreds


What we talked about:


Letters to a new devEditors and IDEsMistakesPerfect the Enemy of the Good Starters vs FinishersTop 4 Things to tell new DevsImposter Syndrome / OverconfidenceDon’t bag on other people's codeShould You Start Your Own Consulting CompanyBest Code is No Code

Full Show Notes Here:


https://juniortoseniordev.com/episode-8-letters-to-a-new-developer-interview-with-dan-moore/