The Importance of Beginners - Natalie Pistunovich, Fraugster

The Importance of Beginners - Natalie Pistunovich, Fraugster

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1. The Importance of Beginners Natalie Pistunovich @NataliePis
2. Good morning
6. Ask stupid Questions
7. Ask Stupid Questions
8. everybody please stand up
10. Look around
11. Go is changing
12. There are approx. 1.5 Million active go users
13. The Go community doubled 
 in the Past year
14. New Go users in 2018 TOTAL Go users FROM the last 9 years
15. With growth comes change
16. With growth comes change
17. With growth comes change
18. http://www.theagileelephant.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Moores-Chasm.jpg
20. Being New
21. How do we think about Beginners?
22. Require training
23. Require mentoring
24. Learning curve
25. Being New is Hard
27. Think about Go
28. new vocabulary
29. Different Communication Culture
30. Feeling Unknown
31. Feeling Unqualified
32. Being New And Different is Harder
33. It’s hard to be from abroad
34. It’s hard to be from outside the US
35. It’s hard to be from abroad
36. It’s hard to be from abroad
37. It’s hard to be from abroad
38. It’s hard to be from A Startup
39. It’s hard to be A Hobbyist
40. It’s hard to be Non CS Educated
41. It’s hard to be A Minority
42. The importance of New
43. why are beginners important?
44. Perspective
45. New users think outside the box, because they don't know the box yet
46. Suggestions for improvement
47. Fresh points of view
48. New Critique to the Go APIs
49. Participation
58. New wave of tools
59. Excitement
61. Takeaway
62. Only 0.1% of the Gophers are here Today
63. We at gophercon are the 0.1 %
64. With privilege comes responsibility
65. encourage Asking Stupid Questions
66. “Just use the standard library”
67. Mix Go with other languages and technologies
68. Go global 
 and go offline
76. when you go home
77. • Improve online documentation • Encourage asking stupid questions • Mix Go with other languages and technologies • Engage in more general tech events • Share your slides with the community • Help out at your local meetups • If you travel, offer a talk at the local meetup • Attend smaller conferences • Be future compatible and open for changes
78. • Improve online documentation • Encourage asking stupid questions • Mix Go with other languages and technologies • Engage in more general tech events • Share your slides with the community • Help out at your local meetups • If you travel, offer a talk at the local meetup • Attend smaller conferences • Be future compatible and open for changes
79. tomorrow!
80. Thanks! Natalie Pistunovich @NataliePis