BIG DIFFERENCE mini hacks

sallyjenkinson.co.uk

@sjenkinson LWC London – October 2013

hello!

sallyjenkinson.co.uk

CRM integration Fields = X, Y, Z

CMS controlled using Module X

Live video feed using X platform

Real-time data via API Fields = X, Y, Z

At 2034ft (620m) Colchester has the longest platform in the UK (Platform 3 joins end-to-end to Platform 4)

FUN FACT!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/spodzone/1733673674/

GROWING UP

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Is the ROI for undertaking this activity sufficient?

Y

Learn!

Play computer

games!

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Mini hacks

small Self-contained

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1. Try out new technology

without commitment

2. Minimise the feeling of

investment

3. Break concepts into

components

4. Get better at estimating

5. Protect yourself!

http://www.sallyjenkinson.co.uk/labs/weather/

http://www.sallyjenkinson.co.uk/labs/trainbingo/

see CONSTRAINTS

as ENABLERS

THIS IS NOT A NEW IDEA!

“...I was learning to let go; let go of outcomes, let go of failures, let go of imperfections. In return I found a process of creating art that was perpetual, and unencumbered by creating results.”

Phil Hansen

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2013/community-inspires-creativity-phil-hansen/

“Constraints is a card deck for web designers and developers to improve practice, structure hack days, and help you level up.”

Steve milne

constraints.co

“For practice to work it needs to be challenging. Not so challenging that you freak out and hate your brain, but not so easy that you coast, allowing your brain to fall asleep. You need to be in control but pushed a little, ideally in a new direction for your brain to pay attention and grow.”

“One of the most important mantras for me has been “Start Small. Keep Building.” When I set out on this project, I knew I wanted to learn to code dynamic interactive websites, but I also knew next to nothing about coding. Rather than try to tackle the enormous task of building a complex, fully functional social network, I took a small first step.”

JENNIFER DeWALT

jenniferdewalt.com

“Tackling small goals gave me small, solvable problems which led to new small goals and more small, solvable problems. Eventually, after I solved enough small problems my conception of a small problem changed.”

JENNIFER DeWALT

jenniferdewalt.com

GET STARTED!

? What is your area of

focus?

? Define the boundaries

? What are you trying to

achieve, and why?

! Don’t be afraid of what

people think

Ideas

brackets.io

hackspace.org.uk

http://bradfrost.github.io/this-is-responsive/patterns.html

pragprog.com

pixelpyros.org

In conclusion

Thank you

@sjenkinson sallyjenkinson.co.uk