Get a peer

Learning to code is more a question of finding the right people than of reading the right books/blogs, etc... This is some "motivational" material for the young & would be developers.

Slides for a talk given at Paris.rb (2014-04-01).

Transcript

1. Get a Peer
   

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2. About.me
   ● Co-founder at 8th color
   ● http://pullreview.com
   ● @martinvanaken
   ● blog.8thcolor.com (Ruby, Code Reviews)
   Learning, reading, laughing (at your code)
   

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3. My experience
   

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4. I graduated in economy
   

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8. I started as a junior inside a programming
   team, and learned the craft with them
   

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9. I met young, smart developers recently
   

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11. No one ever told them better
    No one ever shown them better
    

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12. I'm currently coaching teams in Agile
    

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14. I worked with people practicing Agile
    

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17. We learned it by working together
    

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20. They learned by working with our team
    

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21. Why
    

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27. Who
    

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28. Someone that can read &
    write some Ruby
    

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29. Someone who wants to work
    with you
    

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30. Level is not important,
    willingness is
    

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31. In learning, questions are as
    valuable as answers
    

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33. Action
    

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34. Find an internship
    

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35. Find a job
    

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36. Start a project with a friend
    

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37. The only required step is to
    start
    

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38. Thanks!
    

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