As a mentor for thoughtbot's Prime service, I've provided coaching to over 100 developers.
In my talk, I'll share the questions I'm asked repeatedly, and how I answer them.
This discussion will be targeted at beginner and intermediate developers striving to improve.
Likely discussion includes:
- What should I do if I inherit an app with no tests?
- Any advice on how to switch to vim?
- How does one land her first Rails job?
- How does one land a better Rails job?
- How do I conquer the fear of letting others see my code?
- Am I underpaid?
- How do I balance integration and isolated tests?
- How can I make myself stick to TDD when the going gets tough?
Plus, because it's me, we're gonna do some live coding. Take bad code. Make good. Happy times.
I'm definitely curious about the underpaid portion myself. I'm not going to say that I'm experienced at what I do, most of what I learn has been from trial and error but I've been at for about two years and was in the workforce for about the same time. What's a proper way to gauge work effort to a monetary value?
Also "keep giving Vim tips"!