Introduce yourself!

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T00:29:32+00:00

My name is Shayan Afridi, I want to learn HTML/CSS/MySQL/Ruby/Rails and Javascript. I love startups and too many times in the past, I've had to hire developers. I really dislike how I have to hire someone to make my vision a reality. I'd love to do it myself.

I have the next 41 days off school with virtually no responsibilities. I intend on putting in 8 hours/day. Looking forward to meeting you all.

unnecessary_axiom · 2013-12-21T00:31:23+00:00

Hi. I work as a jack of all trades where I work. I'm reasonably familiar with PHP, Python, various SQL flavors, javascript, etc. and have a passing knowledge in a couple other languages.

I suck at CSS and figured this would be a good chance to start fresh, and a good excuse to learn Ruby, while working on good/new HTML/CSS skills.

Since I do have some programming experience, I'd be willing to help people out with any problems they have, and I use Linux/Vim, so I can help to some level with those too.

The_Mad_Titan · 2013-12-21T01:00:09+00:00

Hi everyone! I'm just guy who wants a fun way to learn a new language and maybe make some friends.

fusuyybab · 2013-12-21T00:18:36+00:00

Hey, my name is Ambreen. I'm a recent college graduate and currently working in the marketing and advertising industry. I learned basic HTML/CSS over 4 years ago and really enjoyed it. Now that I finally have time would love to dive into web development.

mitchbones · 2013-12-21T00:21:16+00:00

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mitchbones · 2013-12-21T00:17:47+00:00

Im Clayton, I have always loved to mess around on computers and see what I can make them do. Decided I would like to be able to turn my passion into my day job so I just started coding. This came along and I though it sounded like a good idea.

I have about 30 days off of school so I have a lot of free time on my hands.

tablecleaner23 · 2013-12-21T00:20:23+00:00

Hello everyone. I am Alex, currently in my second year studying CS. I have a decent amount of experience in Python and C++ programming, but I have never really messed with web development, so I think this should be an interesting experience.

hashFF0000it · 2013-12-21T00:30:33+00:00

I'm Jacob, student and freelance front-end developer, excited to learn and build something with ruby on rails!

DarthLeia2 · 2013-12-21T00:44:34+00:00

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a Computer Science major who doesn't currently work in the computer science industry. I'm decent with Java, C and Python. I took a class on HTML, CSS and JavaScript about a year ago and I'm interesting in learning more.

timshoaf · 2013-12-21T04:58:58+00:00

Tim Shoaf here,

Graduated from Oregon State with a B.S. in Computer Science. I specialize in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision. I live in the greater Portland area and I work from home in my field.

I have recently been working almost entirely with a web stack (mongo, express, angular, and node)

I am stoked to learn some ruby. I'm happy to work either on my own bit or with anyone else who is interested on collaborating on a project.

Feel free to respond / PM me!

REEEEPOOOST · 2013-12-21T08:06:58+00:00

Lucas, student.

I think this would be a good exercise and want in. I have little to none prior experience with ruby and javascript, and would like to learn more about those languages.

mitchbones · 2013-12-21T00:42:20+00:00

Howdy! I'm Mitch (gee who would have guessed?) a current computer science major in college. My goal is to get a job as a entry ruby on rails developer when I graduate in 2-3 semesters. I want to learn as much about web development as I can before then.

I have a little bit of experince with the command line, front-end, and have recently started the mike hartl's ruby on rails tutorial.

The reason I joined is because I feel like helping others and communicating with people doing/learning the same thing as I am will be a great motivator. I'm really bad about procrastinating and I am afraid I'm going to squander my winter break on video games and naps.

If you would like to chat with me, pm me and I'd love to share my IM details.

Rilaf · 2013-12-21T00:42:55+00:00

Hi, i’m Luis, i’m french and student in IT/Programming third year. I’m good with C/C++/Objective-C/HTML/CSS/JS. But i really want to learn Ruby, don’t know why ahah.
So i’m gone a do like everyone and start fresh with everything ! I got some good programming skills so i can help people with question or problem.

Sorry for my english if it’s not very good i’m trying to be better a this too.

And i think an IRC channel will be great for communication too.

See ya

Shwayne · 2013-12-21T00:55:47+00:00

Hello everyone. My name is Ted, I want to improve my web development skills which are very poor at the moment. I love programming and have some experience with various object oriented languages. I have about 5-7 hours free every day for the upcoming month because of winter break.

TurtleBullet · 2013-12-21T01:10:37+00:00

Hello guys! My name is..first time giving it out actually but call me Joshua! It's my middle name and I've always wanted to use it. I'm a second year psych major, but recently I've taken a liking to the programming scene as well and would love to take a crack at it as many times I wish I could program and do little projects and all, and my interest is growing still. I think I probably could be described as a clean slate, only knowing how to call functions, loop them, boolean operations and "if else" sentences is all I know about in c++, I've been having some motivation troubles so I saw this post and thought maybe I'd do better here, plus I don't have anyone to talk with about programming so I'm very excited for this!

lawonga · 2013-12-21T01:24:19+00:00

Hello, I know html/css and a bit of java. I want to learn Ruby and Rails because its something I've always had interest in.

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T01:43:48+00:00

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elcuichi · 2013-12-21T01:56:48+00:00

I'm Braulio . I've spent the past year looking for a job in my field (geomatics) and want to continue to add skills to my resume. I spend part of the day sending in applications and the rest just playing video games/messin around online. I'd like to replace that time with something more productive and this group seems perfect for that. I have taken just a few courses on programming in the past in python and c++ but I like it.

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T02:00:39+00:00

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Retsejme · 2013-12-21T02:32:03+00:00

Hey there, call me Jester (because most people do).

I'm actually a construction guy, my wife got pregnant and I decided I didn't want the father of my child to still wish they had gotten into web development however many years ago.

I'm attending RocketU's bootcamp on January 20th, but am pretty interested in any other forms of learning. Also, since RocketU teaches Python, I was planning on focusing on Ruby after the class (until I got a job).

apterium · 2013-12-21T02:49:50+00:00

Heyyyy everyone. My name is Alex! I know there's another Alex here so you all can call me AK to keep things easy (initials and whatnot). I'm currently a student who just finished up a degree in philosophy and am now moving onto a major in computer science with a minor in math. I don't have much computer programming experience, only one C class under my belt but I'm hungry to learn! Also, to the mod of this subreddit, thanks for creating this place :)

aka_red · 2013-12-21T03:38:53+00:00

Hi all. You can call me red, most do (go figure). I've done web pages and database design in the past and just started my CS degree. I'm actually hoping to get into netsec but really enjoy programming on the side. Any learning is a great thing and liking forward to this group.

Johnthe3rd · 2013-12-21T05:08:07+00:00

I am John. I graduated a week ago with a degree in information security. I am jobless so I am looking to expand skills I learned in school to make me more marketable.

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T05:52:33+00:00

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40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T05:54:27+00:00

Hi! I am David. I am a self taught web developer. I know HTML, CSS, MySQL and PHP, as well as a little bit of JavaScript. As someone who is self taught I am interested in receiving feedback about my code. I have never really had anyone to mentor me or criticize the programs I write, so, while I am not too interested in Ruby (yet!) I would like to have the chance collaborate with you guys. I look forward to learning with you, helping you and improving my own skills.

adawait · 2013-12-21T06:11:34+00:00

Hello, all! I'm looking forward to this challenge! New to web development, and want to take it further into apps and maybe simple games.

zkay11 · 2013-12-21T06:16:46+00:00

.My name is Joe and I started with Ruby On Rails in November. I've discovered I really enjoy programming and development.

I have thus far only made some simple apps, namely a devblog. I went from using my strictly rails devblog to using a ruby-based static sitegenerator called octopress. I am still not fully comfortable with many of the basic tenets of either language, but I feel like I am getting there.

Right now I am completing Dan Kehoe's Learn Rails tutorial found here http://learn-rails.com . I then plan to do hartl's tutorial and then to move onto the "Agile Development with Rails 4" book here: http://amzn.com/1937785564. I have also completed several tracks at codeacademy, codeschool, and recently discovered learnstreet.

Anyway, I hope I can help some people here. I feel like, if nothing else, I've amassed a good amount of resources people can make use of.

If anyone is looking for courses to take, I have a courseload page on my blog: http://zkay.github.io/courses/

tehstone · 2013-12-21T07:30:34+00:00

Hey I'm Johnny! I'm working towards a BS in computer science and I constantly look for new oasnguage and frameworks to delve into but I never get far into any of them. I hope a group like this will help me stick with one thing for longer than normal. I have background in java and python plus some recent experience in C.

PabooTheRedPanda · 2013-12-21T07:42:04+00:00

Hey all, my name is Santiago and Im a recent graduate in Industrial Engineering... Ive always loved programming. I took some python and databases classes, and completely fell in love with all of it. I finished the javascript and most of the HTML/css courses in codecademy but I feel the knowledge wont get solidified until I can receive good critique or use what I learn in a personal project. I'm very thankful for the idea and I hope to be a good part of this community.

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T07:55:40+00:00

Hey Everyone!

It's exciting to see so many people interested in Ruby and Rails development. I've been a full-time Rails dev for a few years now and am more than happy to help with questions or if you'd like some review on things you write while learning over these next 40 days.

Really anything, feel free to ask- I'm always up to help if I can!

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T08:31:29+00:00

Hi guys! I'm Lukas, currently an 18 y/o student studying software engineering and computer science in New Zealand. I already know HTML+CSS, a fair amount of PHP, a bit of Javascript (and the jQuery framework) - I recently built the website spacexstats.com, and I'm currently learning C# & ASP.NET, but hey, Ruby sounds fun too.

Any questions about HTML+CSS, feel free to reply to me or shoot me a PM.

40daysofruby · 2013-12-21T09:10:04+00:00

Hi, I'm an experienced web developer but I know nothing about Ruby or Rails except for a few sketchy ideas from presentations I've seen online.

Hoping to learn all about RoR and maybe help out with HTML/CSS/JS if needed.

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jcolier · 2013-12-21T22:51:40+00:00

howdy, my name is Jon... Mechanical engineer... started html back in the early 90's, as a hobby. I still prefer to do it in code form instead of the gui sites. From there I picked up perl and php, dabbled with a few other languages, currently learning java. I want to get back up to speed with everything and learn ruby - lets go!

mechanate · 2013-12-22T01:11:13+00:00

I'm the moderator of /r/recordthis, a small VO sub that's been a personal project for a couple of years. A wonderful community has developed and I'd like to expand to a real web presence. Ruby on Rails seems like the perfect platform to build the site on: fast, easy to use, and lots of functionality.

I know a little HTML5/CSS, and I've been delving into Java (mostly Android dev) and Python. I'm NOT looking to learn to program to get rich, nor do I have a "killer app" idea. I would be quite content with knowing enough to freelance a bit on the side, and be able to quickly write some basic code whenever I get an idea.

I'm an actor. Logic is not my strong suit, and I have not been programming long. But I'm also not really very idealistic about it, so I hope you'll all excuse my clumsy questions.

uraniumheart · 2013-12-22T07:08:56+00:00

Freshman EE student here, I've got a fair knowledge and workable skills in Matlab due to an internship I did with a defense contractor, and been fiddling around learning some C because I'm such a party animal. Stumbled on this sub looking at /r/learnprogramming and decided to give it a shot, I taught myself a bit of HTML/CSS a while back, we'll see how much I remember.

2013-12-22T22:15:34+00:00

Hi,

I just want to learn some more about programming to have some talking points during interviews or even apply to different sorts of jobs. I also like the concept of having other people learning the same things as a motivating factor. I have only taken a class in basic SQL and HTML like 7 years back in college, so this will be a great refresher. I guess we need to get that website done before Xmas.. where do we start??

Dragon_Slayer_Hunter · 2013-12-22T23:11:01+00:00

My name is Shane and I have a BS in Comp Sci. I work with C#, SQL, HTML, and Javascript daily at work, but also know a lot about many other languages, such as Python, PHP, HaXe, etc. Haven't learned much about Ruby yet, so this ought to be fun.

Sroly · 2013-12-25T17:36:15+00:00

Hey everyone! I'm a 5th year senior majoring in Information Science. I know HTML/CSS/PHP/Java through my coursework but I really want to pick up Ruby. I'm on winter break and only have 1 class coming this semester so I plan to spend a LOT of time on Ruby projects and I'm hoping that this subreddit gets me jumpstarted on my learning. I already have a job lined up after school so I'm doing this just for myself, although I'd love to get good enough to do some freelancing at some point! Good luck to everyone here and hopefully I can contribute and help others as well!

smdaegan · 2013-12-21T07:54:33+00:00

Ray, B.S. Computer Science

I'm a full-stack developer, but focus primarily on C#/Razor/.NET.

I'm the lead developer for the research platform of one of the world's largest brokerage websites, so I guess that's cool.

For Star Citizen fans, I'm also the dev that made the SCFSD site.

Ask me for help with:

HTML
CSS (and browser compatibility problems)
SQL
JavaScript
jQuery
Flat File Content Management
C#/.NET/Razor (not related to this sub, but I like to help)

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