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
2. About.me • Co-founder at 8th color • http://pullreview.com • @martinvanaken • blog.8thcolor.com (Ruby, Code Reviews) Learning, reading, laughing (at your code)
3. My experience
4. I graduated in economy
8. I started as a junior inside a programming team, and learned the craft with them
9. I met young, smart developers recently
11. No one ever told them better No one ever shown them better
12. I'm currently coaching teams in Agile
14. I worked with people practicing Agile
17. We learned it by working together
20. They learned by working with our team
21. Why
27. Who
28. Someone that can read & write some Ruby
29. Someone who wants to work with you
30. Level is not important, willingness is
31. In learning, questions are as valuable as answers
33. Action
34. Find an internship
35. Find a job
36. Start a project with a friend
37. The only required step is to start
38. Thanks!