Become a better programmer | Improve your coding skills

Tiffany Jachja is a technologist, writer, speaker and podcast host from the Baltimore-Washington D.C Metro Area whose aim is to help people reach their true potential in tech.

She joins this stream to share with us some invaluable tips on how to code like a pro and excel in development.

🖥 Contents 🖥
0:00 - Introduction
1:55 - Tiffany’s background and current role
4:00 - Doing the right work with the right people for the right reasons
8:24 - What are some of the values you look for in someone who has a self taught background?
11:30 - What would you look for when recruiting for a developer who has experience alone in a business but lacking experience in a development team?
13:52 - When you are starting out, how do you find out what you want to do?
17:48 - How to avoid office politics
21:05 - As a student, what should I do throughout the summer? I feel like not going to lectures is going to make me forget what I've learned.
23:50 - How to determine a task's time estimate? And in case of some unexpected error, how to communicate that?
26:38 - How much weight do certificates bear in an interview?
28:32 - When hiring a junior dev, is it really about the projects and coding knowledge/skill, or are the intangibles more important?
31:46 - As a new and introverted developer, what are some ways to get more confident with leadership skills?
24:32 - How do you manage your work-life balance as a software developer and how often do you make time for keeping up with latest technologies/upskilling in your free time?
38:00 - Is age a crucial factor in getting hired?
41:17 - When there are hundreds of applicants, is there a move or trait that consistently separates or makes a memorable impression? / Tiffany’s most memorable candidate
49:28 - Is there a time that is too young to start becoming a programmer?
51:10 - Is math important to a software engineer?
53:40 - Is it really important to be able to implement algorithms without googling?
55:20 - In your role, are you expected to understand a wide range of technologies?

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