Mark Towndrow
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Talk Length: 60 minute
How to be a better developer - without learning another JavaScript framework
It’s increasingly important to make time for self-improvement and career development, but it’s hard to know where to focus your efforts. As developers we’re often attracted to learning new technologies and languages, however I’d like to make the case for a number of non-technical areas of development that I believe can give you a huge advantage in your career.
In this talk, I’ll share a number of skills that I’ve found compliment a technical toolbelt, such as generating and maintaining momentum within your team and looking beyond requirements to identify opportunities for your business. I’ll also share some tips to help fast track your progress, exploring why it’s important to seek out and identify the gaps in your skill set, and how to seize opportunities to strengthen these areas.
It’s my hope that this talk will give you a different perspective of what makes a great developer, as well as the tools and motivation to broaden your expertise so that you can make a bigger impact in your organisation.
About Mark
Head of Engineering at OpenWrks
Gained a Software Engineering degree at Nottingham Trent University, worked at TDX Group then Equifax before moving to Bizfitech / OpenWrks. Enjoy coding primarily in .NET (Core) and React but love playing with new technologies