Title: I was wondering, what were really valuable resources for you as a dev, either when you were starting out or when you had a bunch of years of experience. What&#x27;s some event that changed the way you approached programming?<p>---
For me it&#x27;s these:<p>- Watching DHH&#x2F;the video that introduced me to Rails. I was a student coding in PHP&#x2F;CodeIgniter, and it blew my mind re: the speed at which things got done. (Now, not so much, hehe.)
- Watching [Destroy All Software](https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.destroyallsoftware.com&#x2F;), I think that was the first time I saw someone with a high mastery of the Vim editor, and the first time I saw someone write tests&#x2F;talk about app&#x2F;class design. The next week, I was pulling my hair out trying to learn Vim.
- Non-programming: [Cracked article on harsh truths.](cracked.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person&#x2F;) I read that several years ago, and every year I try to add a new skill to learn. It&#x27;s still my auto-complete when I type in &quot;cr&quot; on my browser.
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