What's Next / After RetroRuby

Presented at the end of the newbie track at retroruby4 to provide next steps for learning.

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1. The Next Steps Where to go from here Sunday, February 2, 14
2. There’s lots going on in the area! 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 7:30-9. Optional socializing afterwards. Presentations with Q&A. IRC Channel: #arlingtonruby www.arlingtonruby.org Arlington Ruby Sunday, February 2, 14
3. 2nd Thursday of every month from 7-9. Presentations with Q&A. Also starting to do hacknights now. Check site for dates. www.dcrug.com DC Rug Sunday, February 2, 14
4. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month from ~6-9. All levels, all genders, open hacksession/study hall style www.railsgirlsdc.com Rails Girls DC Sunday, February 2, 14
5. Alternating mondays and Fridays in Loudon county. Social lunches and hacksessions. www.rubyloco.com Ruby Loco Sunday, February 2, 14
6. Meets periodically. No set schedule right now. http://www.meetup.com/ novarug/ NoVa Rug Sunday, February 2, 14
7. 3rd Thursday of every month. Only Women. Presentation with Q&A. Not Ruby specific http://www.meetup.com/Ladies- Who-Code-Washington-DC/ Ladies Who Code Sunday, February 2, 14
8. On hiatus right now, but google group list is still a good resource for questions. https://github.com/ ScrappyAcademy/welcome Scrappy Academy Sunday, February 2, 14
9. Developer chat rooms. Lots of options. Some rooms are great, some are scary. Lots of way to access. http:// allisonsherenmcmillan.blogspot.c om/2013/12/irc-101.html IRC Sunday, February 2, 14
10. Outside of Meetups What Else can you do?! Sunday, February 2, 14
11. Tutorials Local people and blogs can offer suggestions on what to learn, read, and which tutorials to do Sunday, February 2, 14
12. Ask People Ask people things!! Get coffee Ping them with questions Learn stuff Sunday, February 2, 14
13. Advice on Learning suggestions for learning well and being an effective mentee Sunday, February 2, 14
14. Say Thank You People take their time to help you. Sunday, February 2, 14
15. Get Involved You’ll learn lots and get to know the people who can help you when you’re learning and after. The community is amazing. Sunday, February 2, 14
16. Find a Mentor Not a random person though! Make sure you work well with them! And build the relationship before making it official. Sunday, February 2, 14
17. Be Consistent Do something every day Sunday, February 2, 14
18. Set Goals They’ll keep you focused and on track Sunday, February 2, 14
19. Resources Mentioned During the Day - Learn Command Line the Hard Way - Git Immersion - tryruby.org - Nell’s talk on Regular Expressions: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfwS4ibJFDw Sunday, February 2, 14
20. Thank You Questions? asheren@gmail.com @allie_p kalimar.maia@gmail.com @kalimar Sunday, February 2, 14