from the keyboard to the community
DESCRIPTION
A discussion on how Ruby developers (or any tech-minded people, really) can use their skills to help others - from other developers, to those in distant corners of the world. Slides aren't so useful with regards to content though.TRANSCRIPT
From the Keyboard to the
Community
http://freelancing-gods.com
http://twitter.com/pat
Improving You
Improving Us
Us?
<ruby> us
release earlyrelease often
release earlyrelease oftenrelease openly
blog
tweet
talk
share your knowledge
share your mistakes
<web> us
go back to school
Rowen Atkinson, http://www.flickr.com/photos/scttw/1453196480/
Example:Anthony Kolber
code forcode’s sake
this is cool
but... it’s just code
let’s raisethe bar
<local> us
local community
groups need geeks
http://flickr.com/photos/jerryjohn/63351372/
Example:Pete Yandell
Pete Yandell, http://www.flickr.com/photos/notahat/3606280801/
Example:Mike Bailey
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html
using APIsfor Good
“Every time you buy an item recommended by Delicious Library 2, Delicious Monster donates the revenue sharing from Amazon’s affiliates program to various charities around the world.”
delicious-monster.com
<global> us
Australian Youth
Ambassadors
US Peace Corps
Voluntary Service
Overseas (UK)
James Healy http://www.flickr.com/photos/yob/1222806481/
Example:... me
does it scale?
