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Rachel Myers
November 16, 2013
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Learning Hard (and Amazing!) Things
A talk for RailsGirls, Milan
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November 16, 2013
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Hard Things! Learning (& AMAZing) R M r @r r
ComiNg to Programming
ComiNg to Programming Why Program
ComiNg to Programming Why Program Why we need Women
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initialize @first_language = first_la @dream_project = dream_pr end end
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initialize @first_language = first_la @dream_project = dream_pr end end
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Programming Demands (& Rewards!!) My Best Efforts
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