Two months On...
What happens after Rails Girls?
- Tech Events Organiser working in London
- Tried to teach myself programming many times
- Attended the first Rails Girls London!
"What the hell do I do now?"
"Crap. I'm on my own"
"I'll teach myself and become an amazing rails dev!"
"I can't do it"
"I really can't do it"
"Let's just try!"
"But how do I know if I'm doing it right?"
"I'll teach myself and become an amazing rails dev!"
"I can't do it"
"I really can't do it"
"Let's just try!"
"But how do I know if I'm doing it right?"
What I did
"Learn Ruby the Hard Way"
http://ruby.learncodethehardway.org/ - Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
Ruby track on 'CodeCademy'
www.codecademy.com/tracks/ruby - Solving problems through recall, with lots of challenges.
API tracks on 'CodeCademy'
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/apis - How I can use different services with Ruby
Currently: Michael Hartl's Ruby on Rails Tutorial
tHINGS TO HELP
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com - Ask your friends! Find some ruby/rails devs.
StackOverflow
http://www.stackoverflow.com - If you have a question and you can't find an answer
GitHub
http://www.github.com - Want to build something? See if its been done before and learn from them
Immerse Yourself
"Ruby Weekly"
http://www.rubyweekly.com - A Weekly Newsletter
"The Ruby Show"
http://www.rubyshow.com - A Podcast
LRUG - London Ruby Usergroup
http://www.lrug.com - A Monthly Meet-Up
Hacker News
http://news.ycombinator.com - Popular Tech News
Good Luck!
@Charlotteis
Two Months On...
By charlotteis
Two Months On...
In which I talk about my journey to be a rails developer, two months after attending Rails Girls London (April 2013).
