This year marks my 8th year in the software industry. From freelancer to full-stack developer, to SRE, it's been a wild ride. In these 8 years, I've made many mistakes and learned some valuable lessons. In this video, I want to share 8 tips ... 8 nuggets of wisdom, for developers, especially those starting out or working their way into the industry. Leave your feedback in the comments! Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:27 1. Learn to push back 01:58 2. Ask Questions 05:08 3. Learn to read documentation 06:17 4. Prep for the firehose 08:23 5. Take breaks 09:12 6. Be conceptual 10:37 7. Be humble 11:45 8. Foot in the door ** Career Path Coding Tracks ** Web Developer - https://geni.us/jBigBd Software Engineer - https://geni.us/AbMxjrX Machine Learning - https://geni.us/GporLlT Python Developer - https://geni.us/tv2FJBU DevOps Engineer - https://geni.us/MgHtJ ** My Coding Blueprints ** Learn to Code Web Developer Blueprint - https://geni.us/HoswN2 AWS/Python Blueprint - https://geni.us/yGlFaRe ** I write regularly ** https://travis.media ** FREE EBOOKS ** 📘 https://travis.media/ebooks LET'S CONNECT! 📰 LinkedIn ➔ https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisdot... 🐦 Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/travisdotmedia 🙋🏼♂️ Website ➔ https://travis.media #selftaughtdeveloper #coding #codingtips ** Some of the links in this description may be affiliate links that I may get a little cut of. Thank you.

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