Good Luck With That: Tag Teaming Civic Data

Speakers: Liz Rush, Hsing-Hui Hsu

In this end-to-end discussion about the challenges with civic data, from no-documentation & incomplete government code to figuring out how to scale data-driven SOA, we'll show you how two Ruby newbies managed to create an awesomely useful parking app in just four weeks. For those new to coding, or experienced devs looking to work with civic data, we'll show you our roadmap as well as what we learned pairing as two junior developers just starting out in the big bad world of programming.

Transcript

2. “““REAL DEVELOPER™”””
3. Developer
5. Hsing-Hui
6. Liz Hsing-Hui
12. Liz Hsing-Hui Seattle Government Guy
17. Seattle Gov’t Guy
20. You found an abandoned wagon, but there was nothing to be scavenged.
29. Liz Hsing-Hui Seattle Government Guy John
30. You must cross the river to continue. You chose to have guides help you cross the river.
32. Emigrants from the east often rendezvous to form wagon trains. They stock up on supplies and get information about the journey. You meet locals and share your travels with other pioneers.
36. FOR SCIENCE!
38. FOR SCIENCE!
43. The final leg of your journey is a trip down the Columbia River. You've built a raft and loaded your wagon, computers and oxen aboard.
49. Congratulations! You’ve made it through the arduous journey!
51. Hilary Mead Cathleen Hartge Kerri Miller David Zucker Elizabeth Uselton Serene Careaga Katherine Wu Christopher Hintz Brett P. Holt Rachel A Walls Jesse Cooke Jeremy Price Nathen Harvey Jamie Havins Scott Case Katie Pyontek Andrew Gorcester Kai Curtis Jeffrey Lembeck Karl Koscher Robin Clowers Sarah Garrity Anne Kimsey Akira Yamaguchi Dean Marano Thanks to our individual contributors! And many, many more who chose to remain anonymous!
52. Thanks to our corporate contributors!