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/

We talk about the principles of what you should learn next in your career as well as: Understand How Devs Talk to Each OtherUnderstand First Principles in Your Language Links: Complete Show Notes: - https://juniortoseniordev.com/episode-7-what-should-you-learn-next/ https://timeflip.io/ toggl.com https://www.rescuetime.com Tiny Habits Book - https://amzn.to/3iPMAEB Atomic Habits Book - https://amzn.to/3iPMAEB The Phoenix Project Book - https://amzn.to/2CrdpxY

Jeff Shek is a seasoned lead engineer with exceptional experience in building distributed, reliable and maintainable code for web and enterprise systems. He has personally built, grown or mentored software engineering teams. At his last startup, HistoWiz, Jeff's primary focus was engineering an online platform for annotation, collaboration, machine learning algorithms and processing of digital histology.  Prior to HistoWiz, Jeff has served as either a technical lead, senior engineer, and/or product manager of NYC's well-known and fastest startups (Capsule Pharmacy, Artivest, YCharts). His open-source projects have been used by thousands of people. Contact Info: senrigan.io/blog jeffshek@gmail.com @shekkery What we talked about: Spaced RepetitionAnkiHow to Create Anki CardsThe Power of FlowCognitive ScienceProductivity HacksEffect of Exposure to Multiple CodebasesWhat is a Senior Dev? Full Show Notes Here: https://juniortoseniordev.com/episode-6-overcoming-a-mid-level-crisis-interview-with-jeff-shek/

What We Discuss: - Creating Software the Business Doesn't Want - How to Focus on What Your Boss Cares About - Technical Debt - What is a Business Domain? - Company Culture - Conway's Law - Question the Interviewers Links: https://juniortoseniordev.com/ https://agilemanifesto.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law#:~:text=From%20Wikipedia%2C%20the%20free%20encyclopedia,introduced%20the%20idea%20in%201967. https://xkcd.com/1205/

What We Discuss: What is Data Science?Data Scientist vs Data AnalystHow To Improve In Interviews?Can you switch from Dev to Data Science?Do you have to be Good at Math? Link To Show Notes: https://juniortoseniordev.com/junior-to-senior-dev-episode-4-interview-with-eric-weber-what-is-data-science/

Code Katas Useful?Declarative vs Procedural KnowledgeShould We Memorize Syntax and APIs?Are Certifications Any Good?Being A Well Rounded DeveloperAssessing a Developer's AbilityJobs Without Whiteboard Interviews Show Notes and Links Here - juniortoseniordev.com/junior-to-senior-dev-episode-3-code

Jason is a Director level at a large financial institution. He loves to share his battle wrought knowledge that he has gathered over the years. We talk about: What advice most Junior Developers ignore but should followDifference between Junior, Mid, and Senior Level Software DevelopersHow to get your feet wet in a code baseMuch More

On today's episode we cover several topics: Why this podcast exists for Software DevelopersThe many things that devs have to focus on to surviveDefinition of Senior DevDark Matter DevelopersComputational Thinking SkillsConstrux Software Development Ladder