Are You a Good Developer?

Topics & Timestamps

• Introduction & Explanations | 00:01:28
  - Who is asking this question?
  - Imposter syndrome
  - What is a developer?
• Breaking down large problems into smaller ones | 00:11:27
  - Take a huge task that seems insurmountable and break it down into more attainable smaller goals that together, will achieve the objective of the huge task
  - Troubleshooting skills
• Writing readable/maintainable code | 00:19:32
  - Re-factoring
  - Descriptive variable and function names
  - Comments
  - Try to avoid hard-coding
• Staying up to date | 00:31:15
  - Tech moves fast
  - Try and stay up to date with new frameworks and tools (not all of them, there are too many, but enough to keep yourself relevant with what is popular)
• Communicating effectively | 00:44:17
  - Consistently answering messages
  - Attention to detail
  - Do not overcommunicate
• Taking ownership of features and tasks | 00:53:52
  - Completing tasks that have been in the backlog for a while (take ownership and get it done, good way to stand out in a team)
  - Connect and communicate with all stakeholders of an issue to devise and implement a solution
• Mentoring/passing down knowledge | 00:57:29
  - Pass knowledge to other team members, can help establish yourself in a more senior role
  - Writing documentation
• Implementing solutions to problems | 01:07:27
  - Developers are problem solvers