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of 50 LocalCommunity.Build, :through => Code
Retreats, Bugmashes & more @_prakash

of 50 LocalCommunity.build :through => [
:code_retreats, :bug_mashes, :more ] @_prakash

of 50 Don’t ask yourself what the
world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -‐ Howard Thurman

of 50 ObjecUve To inspire at
least one person to organize an event!

of 50 The Plan •  What?
– Code Retreat – Bug mash •  How? -‐ Choosing a LocaUon, raising sponsorships, … •  Why? •  Miscellaneous

of 50 What is a Code Retreat?

of 50 How does a Code Retreat
work? •  Designed to keep you from ﬁnishing •  Emphasizes the 4 rules of simple design •  Pairing with a lot of people during the day

of 50 What does Code Retreat look
like? •  Single problem ( Conway’s Game of Life ) – Same problem every iteraUon – Same problem for every code retreat •  45 minute iteraUons •  Paired Programming •  Delete Code aeer each iteraUon •  15 minute retrospecUve & break •  Switch partners and start new iteraUon

of 50 Code retreat facilitator’s job
•  Introducing the day •  Guiding pairs through each session •  Leading inter-‐session retrospecUve •  Leading the closing circle

of 50 Closing Circle at a Code
Retreat

of 50 What parUcipants get from it?
•  Opportunity to pracUce their coding & design skills •  Opportunity to learn from others

of 50 How many people does it
take to have a successful Code Retreat?

of 50 It takes just two people
to have a successful Code Retreat

of 50 TDD

of 50 Rails Bug Mash
•  Event to facilitate contribuUng to Rails •  Good learning experience for beginners, while pairing with experienced developers

of 50 I GOT TWO COMMITS IN
RAILS!

of 50 1st commit – Thanks to
Mike Gehard

of 50 2nd Commit – Thanks to
Arun Agrawal

of 50 From 10 commits to 180
commits in 5 months

– Code Retreat – Bug mash •  How? -‐ Choosing a LocaHon, raising sponsorships, … •  Why? •  Miscellaneous

of 50 Organizing a Bug Mash
•  Very limle effort required •  Find a place where programmers can work for 5-‐6 hours on fixing rails bugs – Local Ruby/Rails companies – Co-‐working spaces – Coffee-‐shops Inform the community in advance Show up, pair, smash some bugs

of 50 Organizing a Code Retreat
•  More involved work •  Find locaUon •  Get sponsors for lunch, coﬀee, breakfast & other expenses •  Find a facilitator(s)

of 50 Raising Sponsorships • 
Ask, and you shall receive!  •  Sponsors for the events I have organized – Co-‐working spaces offering their space for free – Ruby & Rails Development firms – Technology Books publisher – Technology Training (RoR) companies – RecruiUng firms

of 50 Lunch at Code Retreat

of 50 Main points from Dr. Nic’s
Keynote •  Everyone should take an acUve role in their Ruby ‘Club’ •  Ruby user groups can learn a lot from ToastMasters •  Ruby user groups should have good processes, especially to take care of the newcomers

of 50 Why do I do it?
•  I enjoy it  •  I get to make friends everywhere! •  It has indeed helped me as a Freelance developer. ( People already know me before I even show up for an interview )

of 50 Why? A personal experience
There are way too many businesses and organizaUons out there – Indian Consulate in San Francisco, for example – who don’t have relevant systems in place to handle their business eﬃciently

of 50 What I like about Ruby
•  I MAKE THINGS! •  People are very friendly, helpful & very approachable. Except maybe Wayne Seguin who is just nuts  •  I make a living by doing what I like!

of 50 Conference Organizers

of 50 Women ParHcipants

of 50 Number of women parUcipants
•  Code retreat Boulder ( Feb ‘11 ) – 4 / 57 •  Bug mash Boulder (May ’11) – 0 / 11 •  Bug mash Bangalore (May ‘11) – 0 / 12 •  Bug mash Boulder ( Jun ‘11) – 0 / 10 •  Code retreat Fort Collins (Jun ‘11) – 2 / 12 •  Mini-‐Code retreat Boulder (Sep ‘11) – 2 / 14 •  Code retreat CO Springs (Sep ‘11) – 5 / 22

of 50 Kathy Sierra’s model for

of 50 Global Day of Code Retreat
Saturday December 3rd If you haven’t organized an event before, why not do host a Code Retreat on Dec 3rd?!

of 50 Resources hTp://bit.ly/prakash_rubyconf

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