Impostor Syndrome

Slides from my talk on impostor syndrome in our community, given at the Athens, GA Developer Meetup On 7 Oct 2014.

Transcript

1. the software development community has a problem
2. it’s illogical it’s emotional it’s widespread
3. vampires
4. vampires …sort of
5. impostor syndrome
7. developer toolkit
8. provide distractions
9. engage beginner and intermediate level developers in projects (vampires hate this)
10. • ask beginner developers to help • share your code (if you can) • offer code review • rubber duck
11. surround yourself
12. encourage growth and leadership of intermediate developers (vampires hate this)
13. • invite jr level developers to speak • host events where beginner developers are comfortable asking questions • encourage jr devs to mentor beginners • hire interns (of all ages)
14. let the sun shine in
15. Make your community bright & welcoming (vampires hate this)
16. • talk to new people • watch your jargon
17. developer toolkit
18. KyFaSt