The latest articles on DEV Community by Ross Bates (@rossbates). https://dev.to/rossbates https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F32831%2F46244499-31b1-4303-a37e-0eb748538b58.jpeg https://dev.to/rossbates en Ross Bates Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:04:22 +0000 https://dev.to/rossbates/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-when-starting-your-last-gig https://dev.to/rossbates/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-when-starting-your-last-gig <p>There is a lot of content written from a dev manager's perspective on how to increase the chances of success for a new developer. </p> <p>I'd like to flip the script for a moment and ask what are the things you as a developer need to know to be successful when starting a new job/project? What are the things you want to accomplish day one? Week one?</p> <p>I suspect the answers are not going to be "I wish I had more standards documents to read". </p> programming career advice discuss