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

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

Sponsored · Your Podcast. Everywhere. Effortlessly. Share. Educate. Inspire. Entertain. You do you. We'll handle the rest. →
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez Maria Gutierrez
September 15, 2012
66
0

RailsGirls 2012 - Why should I become a software engineer?

Rails Girls DC September 2012

Avatar for Maria Gutierrez

Maria Gutierrez

September 15, 2012

More Decks by Maria Gutierrez

See All by Maria Gutierrez
[TuringFest 2018] What should we work on?
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
1
140
Building a culture of collaboration
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
0
120
[TuringFest 2017] A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
0
67
[SaaStock 2017] Is your engineering team ready to support your growth?
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
0
720
Lead Dev UK 2017 - Time to focus on your goals
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
0
1.4k
RailsConf 2017: A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
1
240
A clear-eyed look at distributed teams
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
1
330
Choosing Management: A programmer at the crossroads
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
0
150
Building the right tool for the job
Avatar for Maria Gutierrez mariagutierrez
0
130

Featured

See All Featured
The Director’s Chair: Orchestrating AI for Truly Effective Learning
Avatar for Mike Taylor tmiket
1
260
Building AI with AI
Avatar for Ines Montani inesmontani
PRO
1
1.1k
The Power of CSS Pseudo Elements
Avatar for Geoffrey Crofte geoffreycrofte
82
6.5k
Designing Powerful Visuals for Engaging Learning
Avatar for Mike Taylor tmiket
1
480
Accessibility Awareness
Avatar for Sarah Abderemane sabderemane
1
170
Leadership Guide Workshop - DevTernity 2021
Avatar for David Neal reverentgeek
1
330
Into the Great Unknown - MozCon
Avatar for Noah Learner thekraken
41
2.7k
The Spectacular Lies of Maps
Avatar for Per Axbom axbom
PRO
1
890
Exploring anti-patterns in Rails
Avatar for Elle Meredith aemeredith
3
460
Building a A Zero-Code AI SEO Workflow
Avatar for Ian Lurie portentint
PRO
0
660
30 Presentation Tips
Avatar for Ian Lurie portentint
PRO
1
360
技術選定の審美眼（2025年版） / Understanding the Spiral of Technologies 2025 edition
Avatar for Takuto Wada twada
PRO
119
120k

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!