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

many are doing
this already

so ...

<web> us

go back to
school

talk about what
you wish you’d
been taught.

freelancing

TDD/BDD/xDD

unobtrusive js

Example:
Anthony Kolber

teach kids
programming

Example:
Nat
Torkington
Roland Tanglao, http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland/54624981/

8-10 years old

programming
with scratch

Example:

programming
with shoes

code reviews

mentoring

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

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

Example:

builders project

using APIs
for Good

Footprints
Network

Example:
Delicious
Monster

“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

Voluntary
Service
Overseas (UK)

Australian
Youth
Ambassadors

US Peace Corps

Engineers
Without
Borders

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

Example:
Matthew Todd

Ruby Without
Borders

Example:
... me

encourage

20%

community
leave

recognise
excellence

recognise
code
excellence

recognise
community
excellence

Ruby Heroes?

http://xkcd.com/308