2. RULES
⢠Iâm a talkative introvert. Bear with me
⢠If you have question, please ask
⢠If you have related experience, please share
⢠If you think Iâm not handsome, youâre wrong
3. ABOUT ME
- 9 years working in IT
- Java (outsource), Python (start-
up), .NET (in-house), PM (MNC), Sales
(MNC), Rails (boutique), PM (e-
commerce), Operation (e-commerce)
- I did like IT
- I still like IT
- I want people to feel the same
4. WHY ?
BECAUSE PPLTOLD MEâŚ
⢠I sit at my seat all day
⢠I donât have any relationship
⢠I donât see any future
⢠I donât want to be a coder forever
⢠There is nothing new
5. MISCONCEPTION
⢠IT is coder
⢠Coding canât earn much
⢠The only thing better than coder is⌠team-lead
⢠The only thing better than team-lead is⌠PM
⢠PHP is sux
⢠Rails is king. Full-stack is a must
⢠IT is a cost-center
6. WHAT YOU CAN DO ?
A LOT
(WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING)
⢠Outsource vs product
⢠OfďŹce vs remote
⢠Technical vs management
⢠Networking vs⌠(Iâm an introvert so networking sux)
⢠This domain vs that domain
8. ATTITUDE (IN LEARNING)
⢠Go deeper (follow a tutorial is OK, understand
the underlying concept is great)
⢠Go broader (full-stack is a buzzword, but get to
know DB, server, frontend besides your backend
code is still a plus)
⢠Sharing (talk about the âwhyâ, not the âwhoâ)
⢠Be open
9. ATTITUDE (IN WORKING)
⢠Put yourself in customerâs shoe.Try to anticipate
their problem and donât let it happen
⢠Understand why people do what they do. E.g. QC
is essential, theyâre not your enemies
⢠Donât make things run-able, make things usable
⢠Understand how you can apply something is more
important than knowing what it is
10. ATTITUDE (IN GENERAL)
⢠Enjoy yourself
⢠Think about the value you deliver
⢠Think about the interesting problem that you solved
(note: interesting <> complex)
⢠Think about the environment youâre in
⢠Be yourself
⢠Ask for help is not a sign of weakness
⢠Share the wrong idea is not wrong
11. THIS IS NOT JUST FOR IT
⢠You have a choice in your attitude
⢠You have a say in the project you work on
⢠You have a choice in the company you work for
⢠Blame yourself, not the environment
12. ⢠It's not the languages that matter but what you do with
them.
⢠Do not get sucked into the religion surrounding
programming languages as that will only blind you to their
true purpose of being your tool for doing interesting things.
⢠Movies ďŹow to the audience in one direction.
Paintings do not move. Code goes both ways.
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