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
   

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2. Sorry, but...
   

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3. Britain’s Next Top Engineer?
   

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4. Let’s get serious!
   

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5. I’m MatthewRudy ⻢马ହ
   

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6. I organise Codeaholics HK
   

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7. I’m a bit lost right now
   

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8. The Problem
   

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9. You spend your life
   learning
   

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10. Where does it take
    you?
    

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11. Where should it take
    you?
    

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12. The Question
    

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13. How can I become a
    great Rubyist?
    

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14. What does that
    mean?
    

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15. The Answer
    

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16. Just keep learning
    

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17. It takes time
    

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18. You have to do it for
    yourself
    

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19. You can’t do it alone
    

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20. Help others along the
    way
    

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21. The Great Rubyist
    

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22. Loves Code
    

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23. Loves Code
    But doesn’t just code
    

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24. Loves Ruby
    

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25. But doesn’t just do
    Ruby
    Loves Ruby
    

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26. Works hard
    

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27. Works hard
    But takes a lot of
    holiday
    

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28. Reads
    

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29. Reads
    But doesn’t read
    comments
    

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30. Is passionate
    

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31. Is passionate
    But isn’t a diva
    

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32. Is an avid learner
    

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33. Is an avid learner
    But also a teacher
    

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34. Has mad skills
    

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35. Has mad skills
    But favours
    simplicity and clarity
    

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36. Joins the community
    

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37. Joins the community
    And tries to make a
    difference
    

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38. Become a great
    Rubyist!
    

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39. Live
    

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40. Love
    

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41. Code
    

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42. Learn
    

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43. Teach
    

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44. Share
    

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45. My Journey
    

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46. Work Hard
    

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47. But have fun while you do
    

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48. Work with great people
    

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49. Work remotely
    

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50. Look after yourself
    

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51. Learn new skills
    

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52. Try different things
    

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53. Don’t be afraid to look bad
    

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54. Take some time out
    

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55. Travel the world
    

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56. Make new friends
    

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57. Don’t forget your home
    

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58. Share your skills
    

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59. Listen to others
    

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60. Build the community
    

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61. Bribe them if necessary
    

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62. Meet Rubyists!
    (or iOS developers who’d prefer to be rubyists)
    

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63. Meet non-Rubyists!
    

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64. Meet your idols!
    

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65. One day you’ll be a master
    

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66. Thanks!
    

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67. @MatthewRudy
    Photos: Matthew Rudy, Sammi Chang, and others
    

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68. @MatthewRudy
    I need somewhere to work!
    Photos: Matthew Rudy, Sammi Chang, and others
    

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69. @MatthewRudy
    I need somewhere to work!
    ࡏதࠃՄҎ吗ʁ
    Photos: Matthew Rudy, Sammi Chang, and others
    

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