@nzinas
Its a book
This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
Nikos Zinas
Senior software engineer
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The 1st life
Junior Java Developer
University
My first big lesson
Don't let anyone push you around
finale
The 4th life
PHP developer
Digital agency
Flash
Round Corners
Buggy Word Cloud
Gradients
Social
Search
Take pride in your work
finale
The 5th life
Senior Software Engineer
Press clipping
Establishing Seniority
- Designing solutions
- Making decisions
- Handling customers
- Saying "no"
finale
The 6th life
Senior Software Engineer
The startup
Best environment to grow
- Tech oriented
- Lots of creative people
- Modern methodologies
- Fast paced
- Fun and interesting
The 7th life
Lead Frontend Engineer
The startup (again)
Personal growth
finale
The 8th life
Public Speaker
Impostor syndrome
The 9th life
Principal Frontend Consultant
Enterprise world
Enterprise merits
- Salary and bonuses
- Slower pace
- Focus
Consulting is fun
finale
The 3rd life
Freelance developer
One
Big
mistake
What went wrong
- Poor performance
- Stopped learning
- Work - Life balance
- Not planning ahead
Finale
The 11th life
Senior Fullstack Engineer (Remote)
The cool startup
What went Right
- Good communication
- Matching mentalities
- Interesting product
- Remote done right
Finale
The 12th life
Senior Fullstack Engineer (Remote)
Workday
And now what?
37
Thank you
The first fifteen lives of a software engineer
By Nikos Zinas
The first fifteen lives of a software engineer
Codemotion Milan 2016
