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Non-tech reasons to learn how to code
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Elisha Tan
June 28, 2014
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Non-tech reasons to learn how to code
Talk I gave at Rails Girls Singapore 2014.
Elisha Tan
June 28, 2014
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Online marketplace for in-person classes
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We help learners find instructors easily. ! We help
instructors to focus on teaching by - Getting them learners - Handling payment - Managing reviews Online marketplace for in-person classes
Non-tech reasons to learn how to code
1. Communicate with developers
You can’t hire for a job you know nothing about.
2. Test ideas quickly
Fake it till you make it
Design is harder to learn
So you copy
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Inspect Element is your best friend
3. Make better business decisions
How I wasted $10,000 :(
4. Fix non-tech related codes
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! ! www.learnemy.com
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