A journey

Rafael Dohms @rdohms

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How did you learn to Think Like a Developer?

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What do developers do?

What do developers do?

spoiler: it's not about code!

WE Solve problems

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Understanding Problems

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Have a plan

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Impulsive-Driven execution

I don’t know what i’m doing!

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I have a plan!

Empathy“the ability to understand and share the feelings of another"

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“I need a button"— every client, ever.

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Technological Knowledge

Understanding of goals

Better solutions

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Restate the Problemphoto by Scott Ableman

rubber ducking

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Plush ElePHPant-ingphoto by ztec

Implementing Solutions

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Pattern Recognition

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Read LOTS OF books

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environments shape your

skill set

Read lots of code

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Practice lots OF Code

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Expand to new languages

Object Calisthenics

"apophenia"

“When all you have is a hammer,

everything starts looking like a nail"

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Start with what you

know

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Experimentingphoto by magicnikon

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Iterations

Refactoringphoto by pixshark.com

Single Purpose pieces

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PracticeBuild your own toolbox

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Evaluating Solutions

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Is the problem solved?

Testing

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The problem is not solved.

That, is a problem.

Its not instinct, its learned behavior

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“Don't try and imagine the future, focus on the present and let the future

reveal itself.“

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Delay Decisions until you have

visibility

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Be the best you can be,

everyday

thank you

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