RailsBridge Wgtn

We run free @railsbridge workshops in Wellington, NZ, for underrepresented groups in tech to make web apps with Ruby on Rails. Get excited and make things!

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That's a wrap on RailsBridge Wellington 2018! Hope y'all had a great time! Keep in touch! ✨

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Some more thanks from our attendees that we collected over the weekend over on our "Wall of Thanks" #railsbridgewgtn

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RailsBridge Wellington is a non-profit event powered by volunteers and sponsors. Without the companies mentioned in the previous tweets, we wouldn't be able to do what we do. So a massive THANK YOU from our crew to these folk for supporting this event 💗

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And one more shoutout to @github for keeping us stocked up on Octocat stickers! Everyone's laptops are now 100% cooler ✨

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Thanks to our bronze sponsors @TeamSnapper, @springloadnz, @summeroftech 💜💜💜

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Shoutout to our silver sponsors @rabidtech, @raygunio, @sailthru 💙💙💙

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Massive thanks to our gold sponsors @Abletech, @BNZ, @TradeMe 🧡🧡🧡

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A huge HUGE thanks to our Ruby sponsors: @fluxfederation (who also sponsored the venue!), @TalentArmyHQ, and @boostnz! This event wouldn't have been possible without your support ❤️❤️❤️

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Thank you to everyone who made this weekend so fantastic! The attendees put in an amazing effort! And we couldn't have done it without our fabulous coaches! 💗

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Party time! 🎉 #railsbridgewgtn

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Railspup!!! 🐶

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We loved making new friends!

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Some shared learnings from the attendees!

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The demos were fantastic! Great ideas for content all around! #railsbridgewgtn

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Some learnings shared by groups at demo time:
- Everything takes longer than you think
- Team is King
- Things don't make sense for a while
- Brainstorming is great
- Animals and humour make a great combo!
- Write plain English first, then convert to code
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Some snaps from the pizza party! #railsbridgewgtn

[Zoe Richards @zoeolivia97]

Awesome weekend at #railsbridgewgtn here’s the link to our group Ruby on Rails project https://t.co/CDjrGmP9ua ❤️ @RailsBridgeWgtn

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More project work! #railsbridgewgtn

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Project work!

[Rachel Collingridge @missbassethorn]

I love this advice, and would recommend journalling your learnings so you can see how far you've come. This is especially good on frustrating days!