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Non-tech reasons to learn how to code

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June 28, 2014
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Non-tech reasons to learn how to code

Talk I gave at Rails Girls Singapore 2014.
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Elisha Tan

June 28, 2014
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  1. Online marketplace for in-person classes

  2. [email protected] We help learners find instructors easily. ! We help

    instructors to focus on teaching by - Getting them learners - Handling payment - Managing reviews Online marketplace for in-person classes

  3. Non-tech reasons to learn how to code

  4. 1. Communicate with developers

  5. You can’t hire for a job you know nothing about.

  6. 2. Test ideas quickly

  7. Fake it till you make it

  8. Design is harder to learn

  9. So you copy

  10. [email protected]

  11. [email protected]

  12. [email protected] Inspect Element is your best friend

  13. 3. Make better business decisions

  14. How I wasted $10,000 :(

  15. 4. Fix non-tech related codes

  16. [email protected] ! ! www.learnemy.com [email protected] @elishatan