just built it - introduction to ruby on rails
DESCRIPTION
The slides for the presentation I gave at the Local Government Web Network conference encourage coders to don't ask for approval just build it.TRANSCRIPT
BUILD ITjust
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Rails Meetups
by pat allan
Work at Jelly
FROM THE BOTTOM UPFRAMEWORKS & COMMUNITIESLIVE DEMO
WHOYOU?
FROM THEBOTTOM UP
GreatThings™come from the inside out
20% time
Engineers aren’t just builders
Engineers are innovators
Engineers need creative freedom,
...accountability & responsibility.
unanimity kills
creativity & originality
YOU figure out what’s important…
and build it.
FRAMEWORKS &COMMUNITIES
Free you to think aboutthe what rather than the how
quick to prototype
Ruby on Rails
User/System Gen’d Content
Very webby
Awareness
Django
“Content people”
CAKE PHP
.NET MVC
GRAILS
Community Involvement
Share knowledge
Reflect on your skills
Enjoy the process
SydneyRails Meetup
Rails Camp
LIVEDEMO
first Rails app
apache mod_rails
POST CONFERENCEPROCRASTINATION
rubyonrails.com
railscamp
screen casts
monthly meetups
rubyonrails.com.au
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TOOLMANTIM.COM