Kent C. Dodds

Utah

wife, 4 kids, & a dog

PayPal, Inc.

@kentcdodds

Zero to 60

in software development

How to jumpstart your career

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https://youtu.be/-qPh6I2hfjw

Please Stand...

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if you are able ❤️ ♿️

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What this talk is

• My personal experiences
• Things I messed up
• Things I got right
• Hopefully inspirational!

@kentcdodds

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What this talk is not

• A bullet-proof method for a "get rich quick scheme"
• How to climb the corporate ladder
• Your mileage may vary...

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Learn

Reading

Consume Curated Content

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Learn from others

• Water-cooler chats
• Instant Messaging (Discord/Slack/Gitter/etc.)
• Stack Overflow
• Co-working spaces
• Meetups
• Conferences

Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way.

- George Evans

Build

to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.

-Stephen R. Covey

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Why is "x" so...

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

-Grace Hopper

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

-Thomas A. Edison

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. 

- Coco Chanel

Teach

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

-Aristotle

Teaching is nature's way of letting you know how sloppy your understanding is.

-Ashley G. Williams

Intro to AngularJS

How I got into Egghead

While persistence offers no guarantees, it does give 'luck' a chance to operate.

- Tom Shippey

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No cool quotes... Just

• Open Source
• Blog
• Screencast
• Record your talks
• Answer StackOverflow
• Help people on Discord/Slack
• Help in issues on a repo

Don't be afraid to try

You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

- Wayne Gretzky