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How to become a Badass Hacker (RUTM Edition)

Swift
February 28, 2014

How to become a Badass Hacker (RUTM Edition)

These are my slides from the Rutgers Tech Meetup in February 2014. One of my personal missions is to help Rutgers hackers acquire the tools, skills, and connections that they need to be awesome (or at least substantially badass). These are some of the things I learned along the way that might help someone get there.

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February 28, 2014
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  1. Help Rutgers hackers acquire the tools, skills, & connections that

    they need to be AWESOME. (or at least substantially badass)
  2. 0 30 60 90 Q4/2011 Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Q3/2012 Q4/2012 Q1/2013

    Q2/2013 Q3/2013 Hacker League Powered Hackathons
  3. Learning (81%) Prizes (13%) Building (44%) 100% 80% 60% 40%

    20% Jobs (10%) Fun (22%) Swag (11%) Networking (71%)
  4. I’ve learned more random, useful tibits on Hacker News &

    Reddit than I did in class & work combined.
  5. You mean to tell me that you’re a programmer and

    you can’t throw together some html & css for a personal website?
  6. “The truth is, nobody really reads your blog at first.

    You can always go back, delete whatever you want, and nobody will notice .” - Steve Klabnik
  7. If you’re still finding gigs at career fairs and on

    jobs boards, you’re wasting your most valuable resource.
  8. Your resume is a tool. Highlight the things you want

    an interviewer to ask you about.