Thuy Doan

Posted on Sep 23, 2021

[On-Demand Talk] How to Provide Value from Day One of Your Dev Career

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About This Talk

When people pivot in their careers, especially from ones that are vastly different from software development, are fresh out of school, or reach a new stage of their career, they are often at a loss as to how they can provide value to their new industry or role. Even worse if they don't have a good career plan at their company. How do you provide value without direction?

As a developer, you might think that the only way you can contribute to your team is through the lines of code that you produce. But in actuality, the job of a developer is significantly more socio-technical than purely technical. As you progress in your career, the less tangible ways to provide value become more important. Learn how you can do that from your very first day.

Takeaways

Providing value as a developer for the following situations:

Onboarding Experience
Documentation
Product Quality
Team Culture and Alignment
Peer Development

Slides

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🌈 Comment below and ask me questions — I might just answer them during my live speaker discussion!

About Thuy Doan

Thuy became a developer through a bootcamp in 2016.

Before that, she was a business graduate with social media marketing experience at a small advertising agency in her hometown. When she became a developer, she experienced what many call "imposter syndrome" and often positioned herself as, "not that useful (yet)". Managers would tell her it takes time to develop the technical intuition and she believed them but it was still hard. Over the next 4 years, she found ways she could leverage her soft skills to provide value at work. She would like to share that with others who were once in her shoes.

Let's connect!

This on-demand talk is part of CodeLand 2021 — a virtual conference brought to you by CodeNewbie & DEV on September 23 & 24, 2021.

Oldest comments (81)

Novice • Sep 23 '21

Pretty excited for this one :)

Kajah • Sep 23 '21

Same. I want to be ready for my first dev roll!

nickolas-s • Sep 23 '21

Me too :D

Novice • Sep 23 '21

Let's get into the talk!!

MJ Torres • Sep 23 '21

looking forward to this one <3

Richard Dewey Hammers • Sep 23 '21 • Edited

Im about to start my Job search so this is some really get info

Thuy Doan • Sep 23 '21

If you don't have a support system of fellow devs along the way, feel free to reach out :)

Richard Dewey Hammers • Sep 23 '21

Well do! I'll take as much help as I can get

Israel Ramirez • Sep 23 '21

i am exited to hear

Ujjwal Pratap Singh • Sep 23 '21

With more and more technologies coming out each and every day, I as a student who has just landed
in the field of coding is confused to choose from the different types paths and
technologies that are out there. So, my question is "How to choose the right path?"

Thuy Doan • Sep 23 '21

Hi Ujjwall, in case you missed the live panel, I will give my answer here:

First, I think it's essential to define what the "right path" means to you. Does it mean the path with the most money? The path with the trendiest technology? That path of most fulfillment? And then accepting, as the world is, that that definition may change and adapting along with it. For the path of the most money, you may find your answer in job postings. What are people looking for and paying top dollar for? For the trendiest path, you can find your answer through technology newsletters either for languages or frameworks. You can also keep up with the trends via being active on Tech Twitter or by joining a Tech community on Discord. For the most fulfilling path, this requires a lot of self-exploration and experimentation. The path will not be linear. And if you're someone that is unsettled by that and needs to see that a non-linear path will be OK, I recommend checking out this tweet thread: twitter.com/cherthedev/status/1260.... I read it when I want to remind myself that my non-linear path is what gives me my unique perspective as a developer and that everyone, even you, has a unique perspective and value to give :)