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
