Senior Developer Advocate at Atlassian | Co-Host of The Programming Podcast | I've helped 1000s of people land jobs in tech |
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I JUST RECEIVED THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BOOK!馃ス
We poured EVERYTHING into this book. Many books focus on AI from the perspective of the highest levels of education but what about the average corporate dev that wants to stay ahead & do well at their jobs?
We wrote this for you!
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I have reached an interesting age in life where this now geeks me out and gets me excited...
I legitimately want this
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STACK OVERFLOW JUST ANNOUNCED THEIR OWN AI!!!
OverflowAI is a tool, that will also have a VS Code plugin. The way this works, if you are on the site and ask a question, it will produce the answer for you while also citing the sources it used to produce the answer.
You can then ask more in the conversational area, even including code, and through Generative AI it can continue building off of the answer.
This is the right move on their part and I am confident a lot of people will be trying it out. Everything releases in August! Great job @StackOverflow. Really great announcement at the @WeAreDevs Conference!
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This actually makes sense.
ALT The image is a humorous comic strip with the following steps on "How to become a gardener": 1. **Step 1**: "Learn PHP and become a Senior Dev" - The illustration shows a happy person holding a certificate. 2. **Step 2**: "Burn out" - The illustration shows the same person looking exhausted and stressed while working on a laptop. 3. **Step 3**: "Become a gardener" - The illustration shows the person happily tending to plants. The comic strip humorously suggests that the path to becoming a gardener involves first becoming a senior developer, experiencing burnout, and then choosing a more peaceful profession.
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I worked with a 22 year old that learned to code.
I was 30 when I started to learn to code.
My friend was 49 when he made the transition to tech.
I worked with a PHENOMENAL woman who was 60 when she got her job as a frontend developer!
You absolutely got this!馃挭馃徑
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Just saw this image. The { } mistake makes my skin crawl!
ALT Image of swag from AWS reinvent that has a mistake on the curly braces.
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iAmNotSayingIAgree
iAmSayingThatIUnderstand
ALT Image is a screenshot of a news article that says "coworkers get into a knife.fight after one of them suggested Java on the frontend"
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If my friends do not laugh at a 404 error joke then our friendship will be 404 not found!
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Wendy's is using FreshAI, their AI to automate drive thru ordering. Wild to see 馃く
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Just saw this hacker scene in a movie and saw they had their terminal open. Basically they just installed pip and checked their version of python lol
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No hate for the person who made this. I am all for people trying to innovate.
With that said, If I showed up to an interview and the company wanted me to interview with an AI tool, I would simply close the window. Nothing feels more dehumanizing than being shown that I am not worth any of the company's time than to spend my interview trying to get the AI tool to record my answers to then have someone in HR inevitably skim the responses the same way they skim resumes.
If anything, I feel like this is the kind of tool that makes it harder for people to get jobs instead of interviewers finding great candidates.
What do you think?
Excited to introduce the world鈥檚 first AI interviewer, gpt-vetting.
With gpt-vetting, you can interview 100x more candidates in less time & candidates get a more enjoyable, gamified, and less biased interview experience.
You define the skills you want the interview to focus on, gpt-vetting asks verbal questions, and then jumps into a coding exercise. You then review the report that includes an AI assessment of each tech stack, and a trust score.
In its beta, gpt-vetting has already conducted 13,000 AI interviews, saving ~10k hours for software engineers who would otherwise be conducting technical interviews.
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As someone who is basically all 3 of these things 馃槒 only one has made me cry 馃槩
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Top 5 projects I recommend to make when you are trying to get your first job in tech as a developer, with explanations:
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Robot cleaning bathrooms!
Another job that goes to automation.
Looks like the inventor has been working on this for over 5 years!
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When you write so much spaghetti code that an Italian restaurant thinks you should work there instead. 馃槶馃槶
ALT An email from Indeed with the subject "Bartender @ North Italia." The message reads: "Hi Ian, We came across your resume on Indeed and noticed your passion for technology and skills in JavaScript, SQL, and HTML/CSS. If you're interested in a Bartender position at North Italia, please feel free to apply now or view the job description for more details." Below the message are two buttons: "I'm interested" and "Not interested."
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Thank you Java and Javascript!
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ALT Image is of a new lexus gx 460 premium in a parking garage
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ALT The image shows a humorous meme with two characters from the TV show "The Office." The manager is shaking hands with an employee while smiling, with the text "Manager telling us we are family" over the manager. The employee has a serious, almost uncomfortable expression with the text "Me who has applied to 30 other families this week." The meme humorously highlights the disconnect between corporate claims of a "family" environment and employees seeking other
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Saw this "BOLD" prediction on the future of AI from Gianluca Mauro, who has worked in AI for 10 years and also teaches at Harvard.
It is a very interesting take that I also find myself agreeing with.
What are your thoughts? 馃
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GitHub CEO in an interview says the Demand for Software Developers will STILL outweigh the supply.
"The amount of software in 10 years is only going to exponentially grow"
Just a regular reminder that social media is a bubble so don't allow hype to create fear.
ALT Image is a screenshot of a Techcrunch article headline that is said in the first line of this post.
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If your LinkedIn is completely empty.
Your resume is barely done.
Your GitHub empty.
Your portfolio site nonexistent.
Your network doesn't exist.
What do you expect or hope for an employer to interact with or see? If you aren't giving YOURSELF a fighting chance, how will they?
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If you decide to wait until you know everything about Javascript before applying to a job, you will be unemployed forever.
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No matter how bad your day is going as a software engineer, it can't be as bad as creating a bug that literally stopped all the flights in America lol
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If you are trying to learn programming and don't know what language to learn just learn Java. It will be so hard that you will fall in love with whatever language you pick up next! Lol
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TOP 5 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS you can build to help you get your first job in tech!
with explanations.
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Thanks JavaScript!
Just bought me a house y'all!
Now I need to go write some more code because now I'm broke broke 馃槶
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Heroku is ending their free tier and some folks are freaking out. It is ok!
Here are six places you can host your website for free!
- Firebase
- Vercel
- Cloudflare Pages
- AWS
- Netlify
- Github Pages
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If I was at the absolute beginning and wanted to just start learning to code again, here are some resources I would try to look at to start my journey:
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When you are a full stack dev
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This was the resume that led someone who worked in Gas Stations for over A DECADE to landing my first job as a software developer.
There is one super big pro tip at the end.
Let's break it down and the strategy behind it. There is also room for improvement on this resume but I still believe this one to be great.
Summary statement.
Short, sweet and direct. I was applying to larger companies so my focus was on highlighting that I had made a project using languages within their stack.
Languages/tools
I wanted a small footprint for it but to highlight this first to set expectations.
Project first.
The project solved a problem and allows me to discuss my solution. It also gives me something to discuss since this isn't the average project, like a Twitter clone. It sets me up to talk about a strength of mine in the interview and how it relates to their tech stack.
Technical experience.
This is also my volunteer experience. Is this everything I have ever done? No. But it is placed with the intent to set me up to talk about something I am very comfortable discussing in an interview. Allows me to highlight my strengths in relation to the role I am going for. It also gives the interviewer extra information that is relevant to the role and myself. Once again allowing me to set up a better interviewing situation.
Work experience and Bullet points.
3 - 5 bullet points MAX.
Each bullet points doesn't just say what I did, but the actual contributions I have made.
Discuss the things you did besides the basics. The details and contributions give them the relevant information needed to make well informed decisions.
Mistakes I made with this resume.
- I don't quantify anything. There are no hard metrics, especially for my work experience.
- Obvious items are included like "created this group to help educate" I don't feel that is a very impactful point and something else could have been stronger.
The pro tip?
The way I named the file. Now I do not personally know if this worked but I would like to believe that it had an impact. I named my resume 01DannyThompsonResume.pdf
This way when they download the resume, in their folder it would be at the top of the downloaded resumes when sorted by name.
Hope this helps and gives you some ideas! If you found value in this please do not hesitate in sharing this with others!
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Who needs a Udemy course to help them reach that next level? Like, comment and retweet. I'll pick a few people and give them the Udemy course of their choice.
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Someone became a dev at 18.
Someone became a dev at 50.
Leonardo Dicaprio started acting at age 5!
Samuel L Jackson didn't get a starting role until he was 40.
Someone got their first job when they were 16.
someone changed a career at 55!
You aren't late, you're right on time!
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What makes a Linkedin profile stand out, especially to employers? How can you leverage your Linkedin profile to help you land that first job in tech?
Here is a quick breakdown with some big tips to help!
Exact same things I do to help me land in so many job search appearances!
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Coding is hard, you'll face doubt. You'll get errors.
You don't need a PhD or be a rocket scientist to be a programmer!
Every developer faced impostor syndrome, don't quit your journey because of it!
If you are willing to solve problems, this industry is perfect for you!
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If you are a junior developer you are probably searching for jobs in the wrong way. Here's what you should be doing instead.
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If I had to start completely over, knowing what I know now, this would be the exact path that I WOULD take to landing a job in tech
- First I'd start on FreeCodeCamp getting the basics of HTML, CSS & Javascript
- Once getting to Javascript I would shift to project based learning
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Gave up coding so I could go back to being a cashier y'all! Dealing with customers is way easier than dealing with bugs! Lol
Actually, Part of the onboarding for AutoZone is that everyone must work in a store so we can see how our products are used!
Pretty good day so far!
ALT Danny standing in an AutoZone store with a red shirt on.
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I am a software developer and I do not have a degree. I worked in gas stations and manual labor jobs until learning to code.
Now I know for a fact that there are conversations I am excluded from with certain employers just because I do not have one even though I have strong experience.
There is nothing I can do about that. So instead of me wasting my time and energy in those conversations, I focus on the ones where I can make an impact, add value and build genuine relationships.
When landing my first job in tech, I focused on that more because there were doors closed because of the lack of degree.
There is one more thing you should be focused on if you are trying to break into this field. Being so damn good that you are absolutely undeniable!
Back then, for me, I was focused on being so damn good that if I had an interview, before I walked in they glanced at name but after I walked out they were memorizing it.
I wanted to be so damn good that I gave and created the talking points I needed to combat ANY objections.
I wanted to be so damn good that when I left the room they were already day dreaming about what teams they were going to place me in.
This isn't Easy but it is POSSIBLE.
You absolutely got this!
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THE GIT AND GITHUB CRASH COURSE I WISH I HAD WHEN I STARTED WORKING IN TECH!
The idea with this crash course was to teach you how to use git and github but more so to get you comfortable with certain areas in particular that may be a bit more advanced, so you can avoid mistakes!
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Day in the life of a software developer.
My facial expressions for about 90% of the day.
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I have never seen a more accurate image!
When learning to code I started with HTML, CSS and Javascript. Then pivoted to Python. Then Java. After Java, had to go back and relearn Javascript because I forgot it all. 馃槀
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THE JOB MARKET REPORT!
Zip Recruiter just published their job market report and here are some of the BIGGEST take aways so you can land a job in tech!
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Top 5 projects I recommend to make when you are trying to get your first job in tech as a developer, with explanations:
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Steps THAT I TOOK to become a dev
> Learned HTML, CSS & JS
> Learned Python
>Realized there were no Python jobs near me
>Learned Java
>Made Projects
>Learned SQL
>Learned JS again because I forgot it
>Learned Angular
>Failed Interviews
>Failed More Interviews
>Finally got 1 call
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Developer Experience is a big deal to me. More developers need to prioritize it!
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Before learning to code, I worked in gas stations and fried chicken for YEARS and years. Almost 11 years to be exact.
Learning to code literally changed my life.
It wasn't easy but it absolutely was possible! My son will never have to grow up and experience the things I did.
ALT Picture has 2 images side by side. On the left, it is a photo of me frying chicken in a gas station. On the right, it shows me working in my home office.
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Roadmap and resources I used when learning to code.
Probably the most asked question I get on a daily basis. Hope this guides you down a good path with good resources.
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That looks about right to me
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Stop letting your potential go to waste because you didn't feel ready enough. People with HALF OF YOUR TALENT are making some serious waves while you keep sitting on the side waiting to feel "ready".
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Coding is hard, Problem-solving is hard, Developing solutions to problems you are unfamiliar with is hard!
You WILL face doubt.
You WILL get errors.
It is inevitable.
Professional developers do not just sit at a computer and type the solutions to problems with one hand while drinking coffee with the other and scrolling TikTok with their toes.
It takes thought, planning, and truthfully, it takes patience! There is nothing wrong with that. It doesn't mean that you are less than if you take a little bit longer to do something compared to another.
You don't need a PhD or to be a rocket scientist to be an effective programmer! Every developer around has faced impostor syndrome, don't quit your journey because of it!
If you are willing to solve problems, this industry is perfect for you! If you are willing to feel like a fool but to keep working towards the right answers, then you are on the right path!
You absolutely got this!
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I GOT THE JOB!
I have loved the team I have been on in my current role at Frontdoor & the initiatives I have been part of and led, truly great people here, but I have been able to land an INCREDIBLE opportunity to work at a company that I have always wanted to work at, AutoZone!
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I am determined to make sure that these last few months of 2022 will set me up for big successes in 2023.
Who's joining me?
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I was stumped on a coding bug for a while.
- Jumped on a call with a coworker.
- He was also stumped.
- Spent 15 minutes looking
- we are both scratching our heads.
- Nothing is working!
Then realize I forgot to put () after a function.......
We both quietly ended the call.
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Who needs a Udemy course to help them reach that next level? Like, comment and retweet. I'll pick a few people and give them the Udemy course of their choice.
Let me try to help you jump start your new year. I've bought almost 100 courses this month to giveaway. Let's get more!
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Who needs a Udemy course to help them reach that next level? Like, comment and retweet. I'll pick a few people and give them the Udemy course of their choice.
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Who needs a Udemy course to help them reach that next level? Like, comment and retweet. I'll pick a few people and give them the Udemy course of their choice.
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"Coding is hard" - You can still be a Dev
"I don't have a degree" - You can still be a Dev
"I grew up in a bad area" - You can still be a Dev
"I don't have a dedicated mentor!" - You can still be a Dev!
Every Great achievement by someone has 1 thing in common, they started.
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If you are feeling impostor syndrome, you are probably on a path to higher income, higher levels, and achieving new things. Impostor syndrome never attacks the content, it attacks the achievers.
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3 steps to becoming a software developer in 2024!
Step 1-
Learn HTML
Step 2-
Learn CSS!
Step 3-
Learn:
JavaScript
Typescript
SQL
Java
Spring framework
AWS
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
Build lots of projects
Network nonstop
Build more projects
It's literally that simple!!
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Who needs a Udemy course to help them reach that next level? Like, comment and retweet. I'll pick a few people and give them the Udemy course of their choice.
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My wife came to show me a video of a hairdresser
Wife "Isn't she cute?"
Me "Only you are cute."
Wife "Don't you like this hair color on her?"
Me "I only like your hair color."
Wife "Just tell me! Isn't she beautiful?"
Me "Only you are beautiful!"
You ain't catching me death!
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My journey to landing my first job in tech. Literally everything that I did!
- Started with HTML, CSS and Javascript.
- I started going to meetups ALL THE TIME. Whenever I saw a meetup happening, I was there.- Learned Python.
Found zero python jobs in my area.
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