Becoming a Professional Dev - Speaker Deck

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Becoming a Professional Dev Allison Sheren McMillan @allie_p Sunday, June 8, 14

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This is the true story Sunday, June 8, 14

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of a nonproﬁt professional Sunday, June 8, 14

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Who chose to follow her dream Sunday, June 8, 14

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and become a software developer Sunday, June 8, 14

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In the beginning... Sunday, June 8, 14

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But I was ready for a new challenge Sunday, June 8, 14

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But I needed a new challenge Sunday, June 8, 14

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But I didn’t know what I Sunday, June 8, 14

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Learn Ruby the hard way Hardl tutorial Tryruby.org Ruby in 100 minutes Sunday, June 8, 14

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#StartupFail Sunday, June 8, 14

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Code Every Day, All Day Sunday, June 8, 14

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Scrappy Academy Sunday, June 8, 14

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Tuesdays Rails Girls Sunday, June 8, 14

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Wednesday Arlington Ruby Sunday, June 8, 14

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Thursday DC Rug Sunday, June 8, 14

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IRC! Sunday, June 8, 14

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See People! Sunday, June 8, 14

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The Blogs! Sunday, June 8, 14

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The Talks! Sunday, June 8, 14

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The Projects! Sunday, June 8, 14

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They said Yes! Sunday, June 8, 14

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I said no Sunday, June 8, 14

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Learn Every day Sunday, June 8, 14

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Get involved in the community Sunday, June 8, 14

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Be a good mentee Sunday, June 8, 14

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Don’t ever lose hope Sunday, June 8, 14

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allisonsherenmcmillan.blogspot.com @allie_p Thank You! Questions? Sunday, June 8, 14