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ElixirMix 140 - How to Become a Top End Developer

wolf4earth

wolf4earth

ElixirMix 140 - How to Become a Top End Developer

Charles Max Wood takes the lead this week. He and Adi Iyengar discuss what Top End Devs are and what people should be doing to become Top End Devs.

They start out discussing the default trajectory of a developer’s career and then talk about how to get boosts off that line and into higher levels of achievement and fulfillment.

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dimitarvp

dimitarvp

I would really enjoy these much more if they were transcribed… :105:

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wolf4earth

wolf4earth

I can sympathize with that. Personally I tend to listen to Podcasts in settings where reading would be impractical, like doing the dishes and other chores. Then it’s nice to just put on some headphones and tune out. :slightly_smiling_face:

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wolf4earth

wolf4earth

I’m “merely” one of the panelists but I shared your thoughts on the internal Discord, let’s see what comes of it. :slightly_smiling_face:

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