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Pre-work on Professional development
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Directions:

For the activities listed below, please create a gist on GitHub to capture your reflections for each of these 3 parts.

  1. Read through this post from Red Pill Programming to get a sense of the different mindsets you'll want to consider in your new career: The Software Engineer Framework: 8 Ways to Become a Better Software Engineer.

    • Approximate reading time: 15 minutes
    • After reading, please write a reflection (4-6 sentences) on your takeaways from the post.

  2. Mentioned in the first reading, the idea of a strong checklist is the focus in the second reading. Read through and/or listen to this interview with Atul Gawande (author of the Checklist Manifesto). It includes an excerpt from his book, which is optional reading.

    • Approximate reading time (including the excerpt from the book, which is optional): 22 minutes
    • After reading, consider the idea of checklists. Write a reflection (4-6 sentences) on the benefits of a checklist and how an organizational system such as a checklist might help you first as a student and later as a full-time developer.

  3. Read through 29 Behaviors That Will Make You an Unstoppable Programmer

    • Approximate reading time: 20 minutes
    • Pick out 3 behaviors that resonate with you in the list and describe why they resonate with you in a reflection (4-6 sentences).
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