Dear new developer, I found this video from Chelsea Troy about how to level up as a developer interesting (I love watching YouTube videos on 1.5x speed to save time): A few tidbits I found interesting: the distinction between leveling up passively (which we all do as we learn in our daily work life) and … Continue reading Leveling up tips from Chelsea Troy
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How to Develop Expert Intuition
This is a guest post from Kim Schlesinger. Enjoy. Dear New Developer, I know you worked hard to get where you are. You are self-taught, you earned a degree in computer science, or you graduated from a coding bootcamp, and your hard work helped you master the skills required to be a ‘junior’ developer. (I … Continue reading How to Develop Expert Intuition
Learn the command line
Dear new developer, I remember the first time I saw a senior engineer struggle with the command line. He was a new hire and was getting up to speed on a new project. If memory serves, he was trying to get his IDE set up for a java project. I noticed him with the command … Continue reading Learn the command line
Reflect on your mistakes
Dear new developer, This post called "Leveling Up Skill #10: Reflecting on Mistakes ", part of a series on leveling up as a programmer, provides a good solid process for reflecting on, learning from, and moving past mistakes. I liked two parts of this in particular. The calling out of the "it's ok to make … Continue reading Reflect on your mistakes
Letters To A New Developer 