Meta Staff Engineer Shares 10 Years of Hard-Earned Lessons

Hi Everyone this is quiet a long video, but it is pretty special to me as it has officially been 10 years of being a software engineer. I've distilled a lot of hard earned lessons into 40 bit size lessons. I really hope you all enjoy and get something out of it!

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Timestamps
00:56 Lesson 1: Learn One Language Deeply
1:53 Lesson 2: Learn a Strongly Typed Language
2:48 Lesson 3: Learn Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design Patterns
4:01 Lesson 4: Get Really Good at Debugging
5:05 Lesson 5: Think in First Principles
6:45 Lesson 6: Step Away from the Problem
8:41 Lesson 7: Ship an App from Beginning to End
19:35 Lesson 8: Work on Projects for More than a Year
10:06 Lesson 9: Don’t Chase the Latest Frameworks
11:34 Lesson 10: Don’t Get Intimidated by Complexity
13:43 Lesson 11: Stay Curious and Learn Broadly
15:16 Lesson 12: Don’t Sleep on AI
17:03 Lesson 13: Get into FAANG
19:24 Lesson 14: Interviews Are a Skill You Can Learn
20:42 Lesson 15: Don’t Job Hop Too Often
23:23 Lesson 16: Recognize and Seize Opportunities
25:27 Lesson 17: Learn to Advocate for Yourself
27:00 Lesson 18: Promotions Are a Skill Too
27:57 Lesson 19: Make a Brag Document
21:45 Lesson 20: Take Control of Your Career
33:08 Lesson 21: Top 1% Engineers Get Extra Pay
34:37 Lesson 22: Soft Skills Matter More Than You Think
35:24 Lesson 23: Have an Ownership Mindset
36:04 Lesson 24: Never Make Enemies
38:04 Lesson 25: Build a Professional Network
39:29 Lesson 26: Invest in a Good Chair and Desk
40:34 Lesson 27: Manage Your Stress Levels
41:54 Lesson 28: Learn to Say No
43:14 Lesson 29: There’s Always More Work To Do
43:39 Lesson 30: Touch Grass
44:34 Lesson 31: Early Career Burnout Is Sometimes Okay
45:34 Lesson 32: Growth Happens at the Edge of Comfort
46:24 Lesson 33: Find a Good Mentor
47:09 Lesson 34: Teach and Share Your Knowledge
48:04 Lesson 35: Don’t Be Greedy With Knowledge
49:11 Lesson 36: Check Your Ego
50:54 Lesson 37: Stop Proposing, Start Building
52:06 Lesson 38: Your Job Doesn’t Define You
53:19 Lesson 39: You Can Lose Your Job Anytime
54:02 Lesson 40: Always Invest in Yourself

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