Profile picture
🔎Julia Evans🔍 @b0rk
, 14 tweets, 5 min read Read on Twitter
hello! here is a tweetstorm with my "so you want to be a wizard" zine!
this zine is about the approach I've taken to getting better at my job for the last few years
how to be a wizard programmer! (you might have seen this one before :))
When should you invest in improving your understanding?
On asking good questions!
Reading code is an important skill! Here are some tips.
Why it's important to love your bugs (and how I got better at debugging)
My approach to learning at work & learning on my own
Learning to design software
When building expertise, it's useful to focus!
It's not too late to stop learning the cool thing you want to learn ❤
A few ways to build expertise
Take on hard projects (even if you don't think you're the perfect person to work on it =))
& that's all! You can download a PDF version of this zine at jvns.ca/zines/#so-you-…, print it out, and give it to your friends!
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to 🔎Julia Evans🔍
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!