Presented at FITC Toronto 2017 More info at http://fitc.ca/event/to17/ Haris Mahmood, Shopify Overview The web development industry is an incredibly fast growing and fast moving industry. Those relatively new to it can sometimes be overwhelmed with the increasing complexity of their job, what things to learn to continue advancing, what to look out for, and most importantly, how to cope with the wide range of emotions they feel on a day-to-day basis. This talk aims to address a variety of these issues, along with providing suggestions for employers, recruiters and veterans in the industry on what they can do to help. Target Audience Junior/intermediate web developers, employers, recruiters Five Things Audience Members Will Learn The state of the web development industry Various aspects of day-to-day decision making for web developers The emotional aspect in and around the industry Ways for developers to navigate through the industry How employers, recuiters and veterans can help

1. !

2. WELCOME

3. HARIS
MAHMOOD
@harismahmood89
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Shopify
Rep It Supply
HackerYou
Devtoast

4. FEELS.JS

7. THIS IS YOUR LIFE

8. LIES

9. LIES

10. LETS TAKE A
S TEP BACK

11. Y E O LDE W EB

12. TIM BERNERS-LEE

13. H T M L

15. C S S

17. S ERV ER SI DE

18. H T M L
C S S
J AVA S C R I P T
. N E T
P H P
J A V A
S E R V E RB R O W S E R

19. WEB DEV /
A P P D E V /
B A C K E N D D E V /
E NG I N EER

20. FRONT-END DEV

21. “MAKE P RE TTY
THINGS”

23. H T M L
C S S
J A V A S C R I P T
. N E T
P H P
J A V A
B A C K E N D
D E V
F R O N T E N D
D E V

24. EVERY ONE H AT E S
E VERY ONE

25. P SDs

26. U X ? N A H B , U I

27. FA S T F O WA R D

28. A C R A ZY A M OU N T OF
S TUFF HAS HAPPENED

30. B R O W S E R S G O T
R E A L LY FAST

31. B R O W S E R S G O T
R E A L LY POWERFUL

32. FRONT END DEV

33. E VOLVE D

34. U I D E V E L O P E R

35. A P P D E V E L O P E R

36. UI
DEVELOPER
Work closely with designers to
implement interfaces and
interactions of a web
experience.
Assist in the decision making
process.
Prototyping in the web.
Understanding of web
limitations.
Browsers are super powerful.

37. APPLICATION
DEVELOPER
Implement the functionality of
the desired application.
This includes interfacing with
the data-layer, APIs, etc.
Browsers are super powerful.

38. J AVA S C R I P T

39. EXPLODED

40. FRAMEWORKS
LIBRARIES
A R C H I T E C T U R E
PAT T E R N S

41. LIES

43. B E C O M E A N E X P E R T
IN ANYTHING

44. S HO P IFY

46. GENERAL THOUGHTS

47. I

48. FOCUS ON CONCEPTS

49. N O T L A N G U A G E
FEATURES

50. S TYLE S
A R C H I T E C T U R E

51. FUNCTIONAL
PRO G RAMMI NG

52. LEXICAL
ENVI RO NME NTS

53. EXECUT I O N S TACK

54. II

55. B A S E V S LAYERS

56. J S N O T G O I N G
A N Y W H E R E

57. A N G U L A R

58. J AVA S C R I P T T H E
WEIRD PARTS

59. FUN FUN FUNCTION

61. THE WES BOS
E S 6 . I O / W H A T T H E F L E X B O X / E T C

62. C O N F / M E E T U P TA L K S

63. III

64. U N D E R S TA N D
LIMITATIONS

65. E XPE RIEN CE
THROUGH MAKING

66. A N S W E R T H E WHY

67. It’s unrealistic for you to expect yourself
to learn a framework that solves a
problem you’ve never experienced
TESSA THORNTON

68. IV

69. IGNORE THE HATE

70. FEELING V S FEATURES

71. C M S S TO RY

73. H O WA R D G A R D N E R

74. THEORY OF MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES

75. A U D I TO RY

76. K I N E S T H E T I C

77. TO U C H

78. THROUGH STORY

79. MO RE TI ME != BAD

80. H A R D != BAD

81. FIND AN ALTERNATIVE

82. WERNHER VON BRAUN

83. WERNHER VON BRAUN

84. MATH

86. EXPE RIE NTIAL MATH

87. FIGURE OUT HOW YOU
LEARN

88. N O B O D Y I S B O R N A
D E V E L O P E R

90. S HO P IFY

91. FA I L U R E I S N O T T H E
E ND

94. I OFTEN HEAR

95. R E A L D E V E L O P E R

96. I DON’T KNOW X

97. S TOP

98. P LEASE

99. YO U A R E A R E A L
D E V E L O P E R

100. S PECTR UM

102. A J OB ’S R OLE

103. J O B = L I F E

104. J O B = C A R E E R

105. J O B = M U N E Y Z

107. STRAI G HT UP RUDE

108. H O N E S T Y

110. OVERWHELMING

111. N O B O D Y K N O W S I T
A L L

112. W3C

113. ‘BEST DEVELOPER
IN THE WORLD’

114. STEV EN MI CHAEL
THOMAS

115. S CO P E THE
D E F I N I T I O N

116. WORLD

118. INDUSTRY

119. INSANELY FAST

120. R E P U TAT I O N

122. ‘SORRY MS’

123. ITS GETTING BETTER

124. A D V I C E TO M Y
YO UNGE R SE LF

125. H I G H L I G H T +
P RO MOTE

126. S HO P IFY

127. D O T H I N G S , T E L L
P EOP LE

128. PRO MO TE + SUPPORT
E ACH OTH ER

129. D A D

131. A LWAY S D O W N TO
C H AT

132. FRIENDS DOWN SOUTH

133. P EOP LE

134. OPINIONS

135. B E K I N D

136. # B E K I N D
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