My Advice to New Developers

It’s not always easy-peasy lemon-squeezy being a new dev on the block. So let’s talk about how to make it all better.

Duration: 25 min - Check out the slides!

This talk was originally given to the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Association of Computer Machinery (ACM) group on October 20, 2023, at the UCO campus in Edmond, OK.

In this talk, we reviewed:

• The need to learn more than just what school teaches you
• The value of networking
• The pros and cons of big tech companies vs. local tech companies

We also reviewed a ton of things related to Techlahoma, including:

• Joining the Techlahoma Slack
• Viewing Techlahoma’s Meetup events
• ThunderPlains Developer Conference

As well as various user groups such as:

• OKC WebDevs
• SheCodesOKC
• OKC Design+Tech
• OKC Coffee and Code

Thanks to everyone who attended the talk! Find me in the Techlahoma slack at @thecodeboss.

Check out the slides!