Ideas for growing our Ruby community

3 practical ideas about what each of us can do to reach out to more people and how them the benefits of using Ruby programming language.

1. Ideas for growing our Ruby community
2. LUCIAN GHINDA @lucian@ruby.social linkedin.com/in/lucianghinda allaboutcoding.ghinda.com shortruby.com lucian@shortruby.com @lucianghinda
3. 1. Talk about why you choose Ruby
4. When it comes to choosing tech, it's less about what's technically superior and more about the promise it makes.
5. 2. Start a blog, write an article
6. Why write yet another article, why start yet another blog?
7. Keeps Ruby content fresh!
8. You might help someone just like you!
9. More content, more options to fi nd something that matches various learning styles
10. It helps you learn more.
11. How?
12. Don’t try to write a book, just write an article.
13. Don’t focus on writing something new or original or something extraordinary.
14. Like programming, the more you write, the better you get.
15. Focus on sharing your everyday experience with Ruby.
16. Here is a possible format: Context Problem Explorations Solution
17. 3. Engage with the younger generation by going where they are
18. PS: Start a blog! Don’t code a blog engine fi rst!
19. Send it to me at new@shortruby.com