The Master Key 🗝️

• Not a means to an end
• Not a fleeting emotion
• Eternal
• Dynamic
• Infinite resource of energy
• What binds us together

Happiness — The Heart of Ruby 💙

My Background 👋

• Brand new to Ruby
• Run a graphic design studio full-time

History: Designer --> HTML + CSS --> Monk --> Ruby (bringing it all together)

Growing Together 🌿

1. What works
2. What's missing
3. What doesn't work

"Sense making happens in community."

What Doesn't Work 😵‍💫

• Engaging with the "Dead" hype
• Unnecessary abstractions/tooling
• Comparing myself (social media without a reality check)

What's Missing 🧐

• Elevating the Jr. narrative (Bridging designer/developer gap)
• Mentorship (Humans are the "x" factor)
• Playfulness (Circular vs. linear growth)

"In short: all I do is muck around." — why the lucky stiff

What's Working 🥳

• Sandwich learning (Top Down + bottom Up)
• Hasten slowly (binding.irb)
• Meaningful resources (Ruby docs, Rails Guides, Herb)
• Meetups like this