In this talk, I share my learnings from the past 6 years of building CodeNewbie, the most supportive community of programmers and people learning to code. I cover:
- How to build a community
- What people actually need to learn to code
- How we can help new and early-career developers
- How early-career developers help us
Here is a download link to the talk slides (PDF)
This talk will be presented as part of CodeLand:Distributed on July 23. After the talk is streamed as part of the conference, it will be added to this post as a recorded video.
Top comments (87)
Every time I hear @saronyitbarek speak I am reminder of how powerful a single voice with a focused mission can be, in driving change. I love how intentional she has been with building the #codenewbie community to be inclusive
CodeNewbie is so inspiring
First code conference ever! Sucks it's distributed but thankful cause it allows me to attend!
My first one too!
This is definitely making me miss IRL CodeLand.
As soon as we're allowed to get together we're definitely having one of those!
Hopefully by the next one it'll be back in NYC! I can start saving and crash on a friends couch in Brooklyn next year!
If you're lucky enough to be in NYC π
For real! I was soooo looking forward to it this year!
I am able to attend from India, only because it's distributed
We are glad you are here!!
Thats awesome! Welcome!
It's my first online conference, it's nice to be here!
Welcome! We're glad CodeLand is your first! π
First one here too! I'm from France so I'm personally thankful it's all online, if it would've been in the USA this year I wouldn't be able to attend!
I live in the US and I wouldn't have been able to go to NYC, I can't imagine trying to from France!
Yea definitely not happening haha!
Welcome!
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It's my first one too!
Welcome to your first conference! :highfive:
Welcome to your first coding conference! We're glad it's CodeLand! π
Glad you're here! Welcome π
Thank you! :)
First one for me too! I am glad it's distributed because I wouldn't have been able to attend this year otherwise. I was already planning on a savings plan so I could attend next year in person.
Mine as well!
Awesome! :highfive:
I think I'll always feel like a codenewbie
When you see all these people on the chat
Hahahaha perfect!
The #CodeNewbie twitter chat is what introduced me to so many of my dev friends now!
CodeNewbie is amazing - the most important connections I've made in tech started from the community!
Hell yeah
@saronyitbarek 's voice for me is like that song that takes you back to a certain time/point in life just by hearing it again! and where you were when you heard it first, ahh all those newbie days :DD
Thank you! What a nice compliment!
haha the image of Rami Malek!
Love that image
I can't pass up the opportunity to say I once saw Rami Malek at the grocery store.
I just walked by, didn't try to say anything, but it did happen and I'll never not share that information π
Having initially starting my programming journey after being a sign language interpreter for an on-site code bootcamp, I appreciate the emphasis @saronyitbarek places on the importance of accessibility and bringing to light different types of accessibility.
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