dc api users meetup presentation for march 2014
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A presentation I gave at my favorite meetup group, DC API users, that was a review of my year in DC Tech.TRANSCRIPT
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HELLO!
Obed Ampah@OTAmpah
www.linkedin.com/in/obedampah
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SQUARE ONE – WHAT IS YOUR TECH BASE ?VoucherCloud.net finds 11% of surveyed individuals thought
HTML was an STD.
77% of respondents could not identify what SEO means. SEO stands for "Search-Engine Optimization”
*Currently, DOL states employment of computer and information systems managers is expected to grow between 18 to 26 percent through 2014
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THE PATH OF THE N00B
Coming from a STEM background, I figured I could teach myself so I started with books / tutorials:
- Lynda: Too dry and outdated
- Codecademy: Very elementary/Good for base level
- Dash.GA: Best for current standards and conventions
- Treehouse: Once you have a concrete base, the intermediate and high-level tracks are informative and easy to follow (Hint: use the quizzes for comments!)
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PATH OF THE NOOB: IMMERSION IN DC TECHThe best way to learn anything is to surround yourself with it.
- Eventbrite: Various events
- Meetup : - DC Tech Meetup- Code 4 DC
Civic Hack Night: Open Schools Civic Project - http://edu.codefordc.org/
- DC API Users !
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OPEN SCHOOLS
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WHY APIS??
DATA
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WHY APIS??
The future will be about personalization and APIs allow for that. Take IFTTT….
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WHY APIS??
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API IDEAS
HotZones: Google Maps API / Open Gov Data
Problem: Getting lost looking for famous landmarks
Solution: Create a Hot/Cold Zone to tell me when I’m getting closer