Kent C. Dodds - Software Engineer Educator at Kent C. Dodds Tech

Talking Points: The transition from full-time software engineer to full-time educator How teaching solidifies understanding Involvement in the open-source community avoid losing touch with the newest tech Going beyond following tutorials Ways to get exposure to different problems Importance of motivation Being flexible in project scoping Practice Interview skills by interviewing Importance of blogging Quotable Quotes: “Sharing my knowledge is a great way to solidify my understanding” - KCD “I quote Ashley Williams ‘Teaching is nature’s way of showing you how sloppy your understanding is.’ ” - KCD “Anytime I run into a situation where - it works this way, doesn’t work that way - and I don’t know why, I have to figure out why.” - KCD “I find that the best way to gain experience as a developer is by exposing yourself to problems” - KCD “You need to do something that will motivate you and would be exciting” - KCD “It’s a marathon, not a sprint” - DG “The cost for everybody else in the world for you to publish a new blog post is zero” - KCD “You can’t control your luck, but you can increase the number of situations where you’re lucky” - KCD Notes: Kent’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentcdodds/ Kent’s Website: https://kentcdodds.com/ KCD Community on Discord https://kentcdodds.com/discord/ Kent’s Github: https://github.com/kentcdodds/ Testing Javascript Website: https://testingjavascript.com/ Epic React Website: https://epicreact.dev/ Junior to Senior Community community.juniortosenior.io