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Learning To Think Like a Programmer One Baby Step at a Time (Or: The Tao of Programming)
Yesterday we had the opportunity to visit Hero Digital in Manayunk.
Their office had beautiful wood floors throughout, an open floor plan and lots of light. I appreciated their attention to such details, because a beautiful work environment is nurturing to employees, I believe.
For example, I thought it telling they chose to pay for a large, beautiful, custom designed sign showing the (prior) name of their company. To me it said, “We’re willing to invest in things that may not have a direct impact on the bottom line, but we know go a long way in caring for our employees. We want to give them a beautiful, aesthetically pleasing work environment.”
They did a presentation showing us the JavaScript for one of the projects they recently completed. It was interesting and encouraging to see that the things we’re learning right now are very practical and valuable in the real world.
We picked their brains about the interview process (among other things), and it was encouraging to be reminded we will not go into a new job knowing everything. In fact, that’s to be expected. We should be upfront about what we do not know. It’s more important to show that we can think like programmers. “When you get up there in front of that white…
