Nader Dabit - Developer Relations at Edge & Node

Junior to Senior with David Guttman

Talking Points:

• Overcoming intimidation when using new technology
• The great aspects of the software community
• Choosing the right people to work with
• Qualities of a good team member

Quotable Quotes:

• “Almost every problem is something that anyone can solve and can understand if they spend enough time trying to really dive into the issue.” - ND
• “I heard recently, the key to productivity is the yin and yang of motivation, that energy, and discipline to stick with it when you don't have that.” - DG
• (Overcome intimidation) “Really looking at the technology that you're trying to learn...attacking at a hello world level and then start adding on.” - ND
• “I don't think I've ever been in any industry where there is such a vibrant and helpful community out there where people are doing stuff like meetups, where you can literally go and learn”
• “Read books, blog posts, and videos on how to communicate better and you'll learn a lot. I still do that, I'm still learning a lot and I have a long way to go.” - ND
• “You didn't need to get permission to do this, right? There's nothing stopping anyone from doing what you did...you came up with a project that you wanted to do and you started building it.” - DG
• “Doing everything you can to find out if it's going to be a good fit or not because the worst thing in the world is moving your entire career into a team and then having a negative consequence.” - ND
• “I think the number one quality is an eagerness to learn and communication. Those two things together seem to be really important.” - ND
• “I think the best indicator of someone being successful on a team is their willingness and their eagerness to learn new things, how quickly and how good they are at learning.” - ND

Notes:
Nader's Twitter
https://twitter.com/dabit3

Nader's Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7mca3O0DmdSG2Cr80sOD7g

Nader's Dev.to
https://dev.to/dabit3
Junior to Senior Community
community.juniortosenior.io