6. Moore’s Law
Moore's Law refers to an observation
made by Intel co-founder Gordon
Moore in 1965. He noticed that the
number of transistors per square inch
on integrated circuits had doubled
every year since their invention.
19. Non-Developer Jobs That Could Leverage Your New Skills
- User Interface Designer - develops the look and feel of a website
- User Experience Researcher - helps site owners better understand
their user needs
- Digital Analyst - manages the “data layer” and generates reports on
user behaviors
- Product Manager - the “CEO” of the product (does a little bit of
everything) connecting business needs to technical solutions
- Cybersecurity Analyst - ensures the security of a network.
- Search Engine Optimizer - helps sites be discovered by search
engines
20. Skills Roadmap to a Web Development Career
1. Learn to read, write, and test the core
languages (HTML, CSS, JS).
2. Learn frameworks and tools to
jumpstart and help automate the
development process (library
dependencies, build tools, etc.).
3. Learn enterprise systems that you will
need to build in (content management
systems, agile, DevOps).
Practice, practice, practice.
30. Non-Programming Skills that will Set You Apart
- Can you clearly articulate solutions to non-technical
stakeholders and users?
- Are you able to properly estimate and manage time?
- Understanding cost implications
- Are you able to work within a multidisciplinary team?
- Design
- Data Analytics
- Content
- Business / Product Managers
- How well can you handle the unpredictable?
- Are you familiar with an enterprise environment?
- Regulatory Environment (GDPR, Accessibility, Cybersecurity)
- Multi-Environment Version Control & Deployment
- Testing (Unit, Regression, User Acceptance, etc.)
- Integration Points with Fragmented Systems
Don’t discount
the “soft skills”!
31.
32.
33. Stages of a Technical Interview
Recruitment:
Who’s out
there?
Behavioral
Interview:
Would I want
to work with
them?
Technical
Interview:
How do they
think?
Phone
Screener:
Are they
crazy?
38. “I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to
[learn calligraphy]. I learned about serif and
sans-serif typefaces, about varying the space between
different letter combinations, about what makes great
typography great. It was beautiful. Historical.
Artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture.
And I found it fascinating. None of this had any hope
of any practical application in my life. But 10 years
later, when we were designing the first Macintosh
computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it
all into the Mac. It was the first computer with
beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on
that single course in college, the Mac would never
have multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced
fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's
likely that no personal computer would have them.”
- Steve Jobs
39. Gain the knowledge of where the IT industry is headed and gain the exposure to
the pragmatic skills to navigate these evolutions. Modules will include…
1. Digital Disruption, Product Management & User Experience
2. Cloud Computing & Cybersecurity
3. Blockchain Technology
4. Ubiquitous Computing & User Interface
5. Data Analytics & Ethical Algorithms
6. Autonomous Agents & Human-Computer Interaction Implications
7. IT Governance & Compliance
8. Technology for Social Good
Contact Douglas Ng (douglascng@gmail.com) if you’re interested.
Upcoming Fall Class: Digital Transformation & Tech Trends
