Upgrade to Pro — share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …

RailsGirls 2012 - Why should I become a softwar...

Maria Gutierrez
September 15, 2012
0
42

RailsGirls 2012 - Why should I become a software engineer?

Rails Girls DC September 2012

Maria Gutierrez

September 15, 2012
Tweet

More Decks by Maria Gutierrez

See All by Maria Gutierrez
[TuringFest 2018] What should we work on?
mariagutierrez
1
110
Building a culture of collaboration
mariagutierrez
0
65
[TuringFest 2017] A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
mariagutierrez
0
40
[SaaStock 2017] Is your engineering team ready to support your growth?
mariagutierrez
0
680
Lead Dev UK 2017 - Time to focus on your goals
mariagutierrez
0
1.2k
RailsConf 2017: A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
mariagutierrez
1
200
A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
mariagutierrez
1
270
Choosing Management: A programmer at the crossroads
mariagutierrez
0
110
Building the right tool for the job
mariagutierrez
0
94

Featured

See All Featured
Git: the NoSQL Database
bkeepers
PRO
427
64k
Automating Front-end Workflow
addyosmani
1366
200k
The Invisible Side of Design
smashingmag
299
50k
How GitHub (no longer) Works
holman
312
140k
Speed Design
sergeychernyshev
25
740
Dealing with People You Can't Stand - Big Design 2015
cassininazir
365
25k
Design and Strategy: How to Deal with People Who Don’t "Get" Design
morganepeng
127
18k
VelocityConf: Rendering Performance Case Studies
addyosmani
327
24k
Facilitating Awesome Meetings
lara
51
6.2k
[RailsConf 2023 Opening Keynote] The Magic of Rails
eileencodes
28
9.2k
Writing Fast Ruby
sferik
628
61k
個人開発の失敗を避けるイケてる考え方 / tips for indie hackers
panda_program
98
18k

Transcript

  1. Why?

  2. None
  3. None
  4. None
  5. None
  6. None
  7. None
  8. None
  9. None
  10. None
  11. None

  12. Every where

  13. None
  14. None

  15. Diversity

  16. UK Average ~£26,500

  17. US Average ~$40,000

  18. Software Engineer in DC ~$100,000

  19. Flexible

  20. None

  21. How?

  22. True

  23. False

  24. You are a programmer!

  25. My first job

  26. Creative

  27. Good Communicator

  28. Reliable

  29. Focused

  30. Organised

  31. Passion

  32. The complexity is in the domain not the code

  33. Proficiency

  34. Continue Learning

  35. User Groups

  36. Mentor

  37. Practice

  38. Is worth it!