Rails Girls Philadelphia, PA 25-26th April 2014

Hello world!

Rails Girls comes to Philadelphia! During the one and a half-day workshop we'll dive into the magical world of Ruby on Rails.

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

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

Want to help? We are looking for volunteers and Rails coaches.
Email us.

Friday 25th April

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Installation party

Get know the attendees a little bit before hand. Bring your laptop if you can, so we can install Ruby on Rails with you.

Where: Huntsman Hall

Saturday 26th April

Let's rock and code!

This is a fun, hands-on workshop where you will learn the following:

  • Understanding the difference between dynamic and static web pages
  • Basic components of a web application
  • ABC's of coding including strings, methods, variables, arrays, blocks... as well as the tools (terminal, browser, text editor).
  • Concepts including Rails Generators, Scaffolds, Gem Management, REST/Resources, Controllers, Views, etc.
  • Basics of creating an app

9:00am - 10:00am

Overview of Programming
11:00am - Noon

Ruby Concepts
12:00pm - 12:30pm

Lunch
12:35pm - 2:45pm

Assignments & Assignment Review
2:45pm - 3:30pm

Lightening Talks, Career Options, Q&A
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Wrap-up

Philadelphia Team

Jumoke Dada, organizer @jumokered Trevor Lalish-Menagh, recruiter @trevmex Tatiana Christian, volunteer @drivenbytatiana Selah Lynch, organizer @selahlynch Preston Cabe, coach @PrestonCabe Erica Davenport, coach @ecdavenport Russell Jennings, coach @meesterfox Brian McElaney, recruiter @McElaney Walter Lee Davis, coach @waltdphila Sarah Grey, coach @sarah_eliz_gray Dana Giordano, coach @smallspark Dave Mox, coach

Information

Register now on Eventbrite
Workshop is open to the first 50 participants to register

Location:
Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

Partners

Rails Girls Philadelphia is co-organized with our awesome partners.

Want to help? We're looking for partners & sponsors for the non-profit event! Email us!

Host

A marketing company that provides innovative and strategic marketing, branding, and communication services for niche markets.

Through our Legally AMBITIOUS brand we host educational networking events for women.

Location Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Computing

FAQ

See event invitation for full details. Email us

Who is this aimed for? Women and girls (at least 12 years) with knowledge of how to use a computer that have a laptop.

Can men attend? Sure! We just encourage that you invite a woman or girl to register, too. :)

I know how to program - How can I help? We’re also looking for people to be coaches. Email us if you are interested in coaching! Read more about being a coach here