From the
Keyboard to the
Community

http://freelancing-gods.com
http://twitter.com/pat

http://xkcd.com/208

Improving You

Improving Us

Us?

<ruby> us

release early
release often

release early
release often
release openly

blog

tweet

talk

share your
knowledge

share your
mistakes

<web> us

go back to
school

Rowen Atkinson, http://www.flickr.com/photos/scttw/1453196480/

Example:
Anthony Kolber

code for
code’s sake

this is cool

but...
it’s just code

let’s raise
the bar

<local> us

local
community
groups need
geeks

http://flickr.com/photos/jerryjohn/63351372/

Example:
Pete Yandell

Pete Yandell, http://www.flickr.com/photos/notahat/3606280801/

Example:
Mike Bailey

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/bushfires_in_victoria_australi.html

using APIs
for Good

“Every time you buy an item
recommended by Delicious
Library 2, Delicious Monster
donates the revenue sharing
from Amazon’s affiliates
program to various charities
around the world.”
delicious-monster.com

<global> us

Australian
Youth
Ambassadors

US Peace Corps

Voluntary
Service
Overseas (UK)

James Healy http://www.flickr.com/photos/yob/1222806481/

Example:
... me

does it scale?

http://xkcd.com/308