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Knowing enough to be dangerous

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November 19, 2016
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Knowing enough to be dangerous

Not needing to be an expert to solve real world problems for Rails Girls London 8

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November 19, 2016
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  1. Knowing enough to be dangerous Zoë Nolan | http://zoenolan.org/ Rails

    Girls London November 2016 http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/

  2. I only vaguely know what I’m doing most of the

    time http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/

  3. http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ The Simpsons |Copyright 20th Century Fox

  4. Becoming an expert takes a lifetime http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/

  5. http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

  6. No shortcuts http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/

  7. http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ The Karate Kid| Copyright Columbia Pictures

  8. More than Programming http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/

  9. http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ The Matrix| Copyright Warner Bros.

  10. Don’t wait to start tackling real problems http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/

  11. http://zoenolan.org/blog/2016/11/dangerous/ Jurassic Park| Copyright Universal Studios