1. kpd

3. But also…

4.  Anti-brogrammer
 Open-minded
 Cross-platform
 Excited and engaging

5.  Is what you learned in college still applicable to
what you do? Was it ever?
 How do you get a view of what’s important?
 Where do you meet people with similar mindsets?

6.  Education is not additive, it’s transformative
 Where are you getting yours?
 What sources do you use?

7.  Code Camp
 Day of .NET
 CNUG
 MS free training
 CodeMash
 That Conference
 T4
 Give Camp

8.  "Every developer should have a blog.“ –
Hanselman
 Subscribe and discuss
 Twitter is a great venue as well
 Meet online and realize IRL

9.  Get to know people in your field outside of
work
 Leave before your job makes you stupid
 A job is not a marriage. An interview is not
cheating.

10.  T4 – attend and present
 Read blogs
 Attend industry events
◦ This is an investment in yourself. If the company
says no, should that stop you?
◦ There are lots of online free training bits
◦ There are free weekend events
◦ … but don’t forget that people are the greatest
engine of change and growth
 Volunteer

11.  You have a limited number of heartbeats left.
Use them wisely.
Leon Gersing,
the Ruby
Buddha
 “I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the
same place when they can fly anywhere on the
earth, then I ask myself the same question.”
- Harun Yahya