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Last active August 29, 2015 14:09
This morning at RailscampAU in Perth we facilitated an informal discussion around learning Ruby. We had a very impressive turnout of people from all levels of experience who contributed to the discussion. Here's a list of some of the resources and ideas mentioned.

Ruby Newbies Chat Notes

Q1: What do you hope to get out of learning Ruby?

  • Program things faster (3)
  • Something out of nothing
  • Design things better rather than just make it work
  • Avoid getting bogged down in nitty-gritty syntax (3)
  • Testing practice
  • Focus on being nice for developers
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