Slides: http://afabbro.github.io/jsconf2013/
I am not an expert developer. I am also not a beginning developer.
I’m an intermediate developer, and I want to navigate the path from being a mediocre or good developer, to becoming a great or expert level developer.
How in the heck do I do this?
The tutorial ecosystem of the web is heavily skewed towards beginners, but what about the rest of us?
If you identify with these statements in the slightest, then this talk is for you. With ideas from cognitive science, education, and some advice from admired programmers along the way, we are going to explore what it means to be a world-class developer and what we need to do to get there. I’ll talk a little bit about the philosophy, attitude, and habits (both good and bad) required for learning how to learn better, and then we will talk about the kinds of skills and knowledge that an expert programmer in general needs. Along the way we’ll touch about various myths and cognitive biases about who can and cannot be a great programmer, and leave you with a path to get started. By the end of the talk, I will have proposed a curriculum of topics that should take an intermediate developer and turn them into an advanced one, and special attention will be given to mastery of the JavaScript language.
Meet Angelina
Angelina Fabbro is a programmer based in Vancouver, Canada and works at Steamclock Software. Angelina has a background in cognitive science, building clever robots and researching what people pay attention to. Her record as a web developer is balanced with modern iOS experience and a keen sense of design. Angelina also both teaches and mentors for the Vancouver chapter of Ladies Learning Code.
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23 responses to “Angelina Fabbro: JavaScript Masterclass | JSConf US”
Fact: Angelina is a super nerd. Wow she knows a lot(including loads of things other than code). Jaw drop
i suffer of the imposter syndrome
video title should be "Soft Skills in software engineering"
Great talk from Angelina
Loved the suggestion about thinking like a programmer when you're AFK.
Great talk. I have been a software developer for over 20+ years and still hard to shake off the impostor syndrome. The more I learn and the more pluralsight videos I watch, the more I realize there is much I don't know yet.
Fantastic talk!
does anyone know where I can get Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition pdf download? I can get the first edition but I can't find the second
I agree with what Aditya Menon said. I am trying to become a javaScript programmer and this was video made me gave me the fuel I needed to keep going. Thanks Angelina!
This should definitely be a TED talk!
What an amazing and inspiring video! It would be great to work in a team with people who have the same attitudes as Angelina.
"The code is inert until you give it purpose." Most helpful thing.
Great encouragement and material for us … thanks
at 13:48 she refers to a guy name ed wisman but i cant find any author with that name can someone give me the link
Good Presentation (y)
Very well articulated presentation
I like programmers with sense of humor.
Excellent talk. Thank you.
great presentation.
Brilliant!
I would add: to become an expert, tackle a wide variety of problems. Don't just write websites.
Great talk about being an emotional zombie. 😀
so the entire video is all about politics…nothing specific about JS so what? iam out.