my topcoder journey - how i reinvented myself as a developer
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My TopCoder Journey – How I Re-invented myself as a developer?
Gaurav Kheterpal@talesforce
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AGENDA
Who am I?
How I landed on TopCoder?
The Journey So Far!
What’s in it for you?
What’s next?
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Who am I?
BITS Pilani Alumni with 15 years of industry experience
Past stints include Sun Microsystems, Alcatel-Lucent, Siemens, Conexant
In love with technology and passionate about learning!
Mobile & Cloud Evangelist
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Who am I?
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How I landed on TopCoder?
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How I landed at TopCoder?
Learn new technologies!
Brush up my existing skills!
Compete against the best of the best!
A bit of extra cash doesn’t hurt
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The Journey So Far!
January 2012 – Signed up
Won my 1st challenge!
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The Journey So Far!
January 2013 – 50 Wins
Learnt Swift, node.js, Improved existing Android, Objective-C, Salesforce Skills
Learnt there is more to PhotoShop beyond cropping images, developed a different perspective towards UI/UX
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The Journey So Far!
January 2014 – 93 Wins
Learnt Ruby on Rails, ‘R’
Prize money – pay off loans, gadget frenzy and some noble causes
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The Journey So Far!
Sep 2014 – Nominated to Community Advisory Board
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The Journey So Far!
Nov 2014 – Won a Trip to TCO14 Finals
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What’s In It for You?
Unparalleled Learning Opportunity
Compete with the best!
Polish your skills!
Break the barriers!
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What’s Next?
Sign Up!
Start competing!
Do {Learn from the feedback!Try! Try! Try till you succeed}While (!success)
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What’s Next?
Got Questions?
Thank You!