The Next Steps
Where to go from here
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There’s lots going on in
the area!
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every
month from 7:30-9. Optional
socializing afterwards.
Presentations with Q&A.
IRC Channel: #arlingtonruby
www.arlingtonruby.org
Arlington Ruby
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2nd Thursday of every month
from 7-9. Presentations with
Q&A. Also starting to do
hacknights now. Check site for
dates.
www.dcrug.com
DC Rug
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2nd and 4th Tuesday of every
month from ~6-9. All levels, all
genders, open hacksession/study
hall style
www.railsgirlsdc.com
Rails Girls DC
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Alternating mondays and Fridays
in Loudon county. Social lunches
and hacksessions.
www.rubyloco.com
Ruby Loco
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Meets periodically. No set
schedule right now.
http://www.meetup.com/
novarug/
NoVa Rug
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3rd Thursday of every month.
Only Women. Presentation with
Q&A. Not Ruby specific
http://www.meetup.com/Ladies-
Who-Code-Washington-DC/
Ladies Who Code
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On hiatus right now, but google
group list is still a good resource
for questions.
https://github.com/
ScrappyAcademy/welcome
Scrappy Academy
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Developer chat rooms. Lots of
options. Some rooms are great,
some are scary. Lots of way to
access.
http://
allisonsherenmcmillan.blogspot.c
om/2013/12/irc-101.html
IRC
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Outside of Meetups
What Else can you do?!
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Tutorials
Local people and blogs can offer
suggestions on what to learn,
read, and which tutorials to do
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Ask People
Ask people things!!
Get coffee
Ping them with questions
Learn stuff
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Advice on Learning
suggestions for learning well and
being an effective mentee
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Say Thank You
People take their time to help
you.
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Get Involved
You’ll learn lots and get to
know the people who can
help you when you’re
learning and after. The
community is amazing.
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Find a Mentor
Not a random person
though! Make sure you
work well with them! And
build the relationship
before making it official.
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Be Consistent
Do something every day
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Set Goals
They’ll keep you focused
and on track
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Resources Mentioned During the
Day
- Learn Command Line the Hard Way
- Git Immersion
- tryruby.org
- Nell’s talk on Regular Expressions: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfwS4ibJFDw
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Thank You
Questions?
asheren@gmail.com
@allie_p
kalimar.maia@gmail.com
@kalimar
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