Rails Girls Amsterdam 2015

You learn designing, prototyping and coding with the help from our coaches.

You need your own laptop, curiosity and a sprinkle of imagination!

Friday

18.30 - 20:30	Installation party Come get Rails installed by our bunch of pro’s, along with a funky looking terminal, easy-to-use texteditor and more. Bring your laptop if you can. There’ll be pizza. And drinks.

Saturday

09:00 - 09:50	Registration & coffee During the morning we’ll install Ruby on Rails on your computer (if you haven't done so the previous evening)
09:50 - 10:15	Welcome Outline of the day & word from sponsors
10:15 - 10:35	Bentobox We will teach you some 'tech talk', using the Bentobox exercise.
10:35 - 11:15	Introduction to ruby Let's get coding! Tryruby.org
11:15 - 13:00	Hands-on, minds-on learning! Jumpstart your first web application
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 14:45	Lightning talks from our coaches
14:45 - 16:30	Second part of the workshop Extend your application
16:30	Wrap-up

Information

Location: Publitas (Zeeburgerpad 5 Google maps)
Applications open: TBA
Applications close: TBA
Acceptances informed: TBA

Our awesome sponsors:

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FAQ

How much does the workshop cost? Nothing, it's free! You just need to be excited!

Who is this aimed for? Women of any age with basic knowledge of working with a computer. We’ve had people of all ages taking part. Please bring your laptop.

Can men attend? Yes, but you need to be accompanied by an interested lady. Also, girls are given a priority.