How to Win Collaborators & Influence Community: Encouraging (& Not Discouraging) Novice Coders

I gave this talk (http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/881) at OpenSourceBridge 2012, in beautiful Portland, OR. Check out the session notes from the right of that page, too.

Transcript

1. How to Win Collaborators and Influence Community Encouraging (& Not Discouraging) Novice Coders Liene Verzemnieks / @li3n3 Open Source Bridge 2012 Thursday, June 28, 12
2. Where we’re going today: • Who is this yahoo at the front of the room? • Stop it: Things not to do • Yes, please: Things to do more of • Where to go from here? Thursday, June 28, 12
3. Where we’re going today: • Who is this yahoo at the front of the room? • Stop it: Things not to do • Yes, please: Things to do more of • Where to go from here? Thursday, June 28, 12
4. Where we’re going today: • Who is this yahoo at the front of the room? • Stop it: Things not to do • Yes, please: Things to do more of • Where to go from here? Thursday, June 28, 12
5. Where we’re going today: • Who is this yahoo at the front of the room? • Stop it: Things not to do • Yes, please: Things to do more of • Where to go from here? Thursday, June 28, 12
6. Assumptions • You are interested in helping people learn how to program. • You know something. Even just a little. Thursday, June 28, 12
7. Assumptions • You are interested in helping people learn how to program. • You know something. Even just a little. Thursday, June 28, 12
8. Assumptions • You are interested in helping people learn how to program. • You know something. Even just a little. Thursday, June 28, 12
9. Hi. I’m Liene. Thursday, June 28, 12
10. ROBOTS! Thursday, June 28, 12
11. Moar trying!!!1@ Thursday, June 28, 12
12. Fine. Thursday, June 28, 12
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15. But then: Thursday, June 28, 12
16. But then: Nerd friends Thursday, June 28, 12
17. But then: Nerd friends The Workshop Thursday, June 28, 12
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19. Or just get me started. Thursday, June 28, 12
20. Even nice, smart people do unhelpful things. Thursday, June 28, 12
21. Stop it. Thursday, June 28, 12
22. Stop it. With special guest: Shut up, please. :) Thursday, June 28, 12
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24. Simple question? Thursday, June 28, 12
25. Simple question? answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer CRAP I AM SO INTERESTING answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer SO IS THE MATERIAL answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer answer Thursday, June 28, 12
26. Simple question? shhh. answer. Thursday, June 28, 12
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28. Codecademy makes learning to program fun and easy! Thursday, June 28, 12
29. Codecademy makes learning to program fun and easy! WTF Thursday, June 28, 12
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31. PROGRAMMER Thursday, June 28, 12
32. better logic Thursday, June 28, 12
33. better logic problem solving Thursday, June 28, 12
34. better logic problem solving systems thinking Thursday, June 28, 12
35. better logic problem solving systems thinking HOORAY! Thursday, June 28, 12
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37. Yes, please! Thursday, June 28, 12
38. Give a shit. Thursday, June 28, 12
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47. Beyond the technical Thursday, June 28, 12
48. Beyond the technical • Be awesome Thursday, June 28, 12
49. Beyond the technical • Be awesome (don’t be an asshole) Thursday, June 28, 12
50. Beyond the technical • Be awesome (don’t be an asshole) • Be an ambassador Thursday, June 28, 12
51. Beyond the technical • Be awesome (don’t be an asshole) • Be an ambassador • Call out unacceptable behavior Thursday, June 28, 12
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53. What now? Thursday, June 28, 12
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55. Where do people come from? Thursday, June 28, 12
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57. Thank you! find me on Internet: @li3n3 (or FaceSpace: LMGTFY) Thursday, June 28, 12