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Zoe Nolan
November 19, 2016
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Not needing to be an expert to solve real world problems for Rails Girls London 8
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Knowing enough to be dangerous Zoë Nolan | http://zoenolan.org/ Rails
Girls London November 2016 http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/
I only vaguely know what I’m doing most of the
time http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/
http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ The Simpsons |Copyright 20th Century Fox
Becoming an expert takes a lifetime http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/
http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
No shortcuts http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/
http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ The Karate Kid| Copyright Columbia Pictures
More than Programming http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/
http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ The Matrix| Copyright Warner Bros.
Don’t wait to start tackling real problems http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/
http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ Jurassic Park| Copyright Universal Studios