Make Me A Better Rubyist

If only there were a magic wand we could wave, and we would suddenly become wise, efficient, and passionate. In reality it takes years of hard work to build the skills and experience necessary. In this talk I'll speak about ways to improve learning, both as an individual, and as a community.

Presented on Friday 7th June 2013 at RedDotRubyConf in Singapore.

Note:

This talk includes a photo of me in the bath with the caption "Britain's Next Top Engineer".
This is probably a distraction from the topic, but was a response to @tenderlove's earlier "America's Next Top Engineer" slides.

https://speakerdeck.com/tenderlove/americas-next-top-engineer

Transcript

1. Make me a better Rubyist! Matthew Rudy Jacobs @ RedDotRubyConf 2013
2. Sorry, but...
3. Britain’s Next Top Engineer?
4. Let’s get serious!
5. I’m MatthewRudy ⻢马ହ
6. I organise Codeaholics HK
7. I’m a bit lost right now
8. The Problem
9. You spend your life learning
10. Where does it take you?
11. Where should it take you?
12. The Question
13. How can I become a great Rubyist?
14. What does that mean?
15. The Answer
16. Just keep learning
17. It takes time
18. You have to do it for yourself
19. You can’t do it alone
20. Help others along the way
21. The Great Rubyist
22. Loves Code
23. Loves Code But doesn’t just code
24. Loves Ruby
25. But doesn’t just do Ruby Loves Ruby
26. Works hard
27. Works hard But takes a lot of holiday
28. Reads
29. Reads But doesn’t read comments
30. Is passionate
31. Is passionate But isn’t a diva
32. Is an avid learner
33. Is an avid learner But also a teacher
34. Has mad skills
35. Has mad skills But favours simplicity and clarity
36. Joins the community
37. Joins the community And tries to make a difference
38. Become a great Rubyist!
39. Live
40. Love
41. Code
42. Learn
43. Teach
44. Share
45. My Journey
46. Work Hard
47. But have fun while you do
48. Work with great people
49. Work remotely
50. Look after yourself
51. Learn new skills
52. Try different things
53. Don’t be afraid to look bad
54. Take some time out
55. Travel the world
56. Make new friends
57. Don’t forget your home
58. Share your skills
59. Listen to others
60. Build the community
61. Bribe them if necessary
62. Meet Rubyists! (or iOS developers who’d prefer to be rubyists)
63. Meet non-Rubyists!
64. Meet your idols!
65. One day you’ll be a master
66. Thanks!
67. @MatthewRudy Photos: Matthew Rudy, Sammi Chang, and others
68. @MatthewRudy I need somewhere to work! Photos: Matthew Rudy, Sammi Chang, and others
69. @MatthewRudy I need somewhere to work! ࡏதࠃՄҎ吗ʁ Photos: Matthew Rudy, Sammi Chang, and others