Getting started with Ruby on Rails
$who am i
- Me: Anagha R
- Third year CSE undergraduate @ Amrita University
- GHCI 2016 student scholar
- Advisor for #include by she++
- Coach for Django girls
- Active member of FOSS@Amrita
RUBY FAN <3
GET, SET, GO !!!
My Powerhouse: FOSS Club
- Guiding students for more than 10 years
- What you sow, so shall you reap :')
- Our motto: Code, Share and Grow!
- FOSS Alumni in prestigious companies or pursuing Masters/PhD in top universities.
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11 GSoC and Outreachy interns in 2016
Source: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2016/06/more-statistics-from-google-summer-of.html
Target Audience
Been there, done that!
Taking baby steps...
OR
How did I reach here?
- Studied biology in high school
- unexpected entry into Computer Science
- fiddled around with application development
- Yayyy programming :')
Don't know coding ?
Don't worry, learn while you contribute!
Entry to open source
- Joined FOSS@Amrita
- Mentored by seniors
- Tasks assigned
- Designed a website
- Contributed to open source
- Wrote articles concerning open source
- Worked with Django framework
Conversation with a Rails enthusiast made me fall in love with RoR!!
New community,
New beggining.
My strengths
- Interest in open source
- Have a good grip over Command line
- Familiar with version control system-Git
- E-mail etiquettes
- IRC and Slack
- Know how to Google effectively
Easy way: framework=>language
Initial stage
- Documentations and video tutorials
- Architecture and workflow of an app
- Made my first app :)
What's next?
What if I try bug fixing?
- Documentation bugs
- Bugs with other tags ???
Confused and upset!!
Really in need of a mentor.
Emails, IRC.....Nothing worked!!
Change of track.
Learn the basics first.
- Work on a project
- Work under coaches
- Learn while building
- Get connected to many RoR developers
- Work as a team
How RGSoC Works ??
Tasks:
- Find a team-mate
- Find coaches, mentors.
- Select a project.
- Plan.
- know people in the community
Target : RGSoC 2017
- Made some basic apps, what's next?
- Fixing solid bugs
- Getting guidance
- How to apply the little bits of knowledge?
Challenges faced!!
- Ask doubts
- Make maximum use of platforms like IRC, Slack
What did I learn?
- Understand the workflow
- learn while you build
What did I learn?
- Language=>Framework (It works!!)
- Find out the issues by yourselves
What did I learn?
- Attend Meetup's, Conferences
- Get connected to the community
What did I learn?
PATIENCE IS KEY !!
DESIRE TO LEARN.
- Support from community
- Easy to get started, difficult to continue
- Rails - friendly, good documentation
- Videos and online tutorials- Codecademy, RubyMonk.
- Meetups and conferences (like this one)
- Programmes like RGSoC.
Engaging Newbies!!
- Thinking from beginner's perspective
- Active forum for discussion
- More online workshops
- Competitions for newbies
Aur kya ?
- Found something ? Discuss about it
- Have an innovative idea ? Speak it out
- Fixed something? Write about it
Code, Share and Grow
anaghar1996@gmail.com
Twitter: @Anagha_RK
$ping
Thanks a lot!! Audience, RubyConfIndia2017, Organisers and my team FOSS@Amrita...
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