Rails Girls Amsterdam 2017

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 & breakfast We will also help you 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 Jorge Sanz 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 Marjolein Sprenger: Bits & Bots Daan van Berkel: Let me be your Bing Bong Maud de Vries: Why learning to program is hard Ester Kais: Adventure to Codeland
14:45 - 16:30	Second part of the workshop Extend your application
16:30	Wrap-up

Information

Location: Publitas.com B.V., Zeeburgerpad 5, 1018 AH Amsterdam
Applications open: 19 December, 2016
Applications close: 25 January, 2017
Acceptances informed: 26 January, 2017

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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.
There is no age limit for this event, but children younger than 14 should be accompanied by their parents (gender of the children or parent does not matter!). Please make sure to make a note about it in the application form.

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