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Building a Career as a Successful Software Developer. Or “What I Wish Someone Had Told Me 15 Years Ago”. Who Am I. Nolan Zak 31, Grew Up in Vernon BC Attended Okanagan College, bridged to Uvic Have worked for myself, and at small and large companies both private and government.
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Building a Career as aSuccessful Software Developer Or “What I Wish Someone Had Told Me 15 Years Ago”
Who Am I Nolan Zak • 31, Grew Up in Vernon BC • Attended Okanagan College, bridged to Uvic • Have worked for myself, and at small and large companies both private and government. • Application Architect at BC Assessment Authority • President Of Victoria .NET Developers Association
Be A Quitter Winners never quit, and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit are *%!#ing idiots
The Dip This is where most people end up This is where you decide to quit or become an expert
Choosing the Right Career Path Solid Career Choice
Lots Of Options • Simulators & Video Games • Bioinformatics • 3D Animation • Entrepreneur • Medical Modeling • Digital Film Production • Website Design • Data Warehouse • Trainer • Artificial Intelligence • System Design • Network Architecture • Software Engineering • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) • Medical Devices • Genome Mapping
Don’t Try So Hard When you try to replace skill with effort, there’s no limit to what you cannot do
Career Options • Contract Work / Freelance • Find work yourself • Use a headhunter • Entrepreneur • Start a business • Products vs services • Continue Academia • Degree, Masters, PhD • Research & Teaching
What To Look For Opportunity Opportunity Opportunity
Life After Software Development • Business Analyst • Project Manager • User Experience Expert • Architect • Management • Consultant • Writer • Evangelist • Community Manager
www.twitter.com/nolanzak • - 10 to 12 cents per hour • - Bomb shelter stability • Public IP (Internet visible) • Preconfigured machines • Scaling, monitoring, load balancing