Rock up from 6pm for some early chatter, we'll kick the proceedings off properly around 6:30, hear from our presenters, and then socialise further when dinner arrives.
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Drew Noll - Arguing With Ruby: A breakdown of Ruby Method Arguments
Erin Belot - Mind Mapping For Clarity
Vanessa Nimmo - Unpacking Rails Helper Magic
Celia King - Knitting and TDD
Thanks for the interest in our event Andrew. Your offer is generous. Unfortunately we are going to have to decline it. The reason is that we (as Ruby AU) already have paid-up sponsors for the year: Ruby.org.au/sponsorship. We think it would be unfair for you to pay for a single meetup’s worth of pizza (about $1k) and get the same exposure as those companies have.
However, if you wish to sponsor Ruby Australia at an equivalent level (10k or above, annually) then the committee can work with you on that.
Well done to all the presenters this evening, all of you were superb, and doubly so for it being your first time speaking!
And for those who are now wondering if they could present for the first time - yes! The organising team helped with providing a place and time for these speakers to rehearse, and gave feedback to all speakers, and they (and others in the community) can do the same for you too. So, don’t be afraid to ask for help
Can attest to this! The extra help and mentorship and the opportunity to have a safe trial run beforehand worked wonders to soothe the first-time jitters. I was so impressed by everyone’s talks, and also the level of improvement and iteration that came with every talk I watched
