README.md

Tropes-and-Memes-links

Further reading from "Tropes, Memes and Learning to Code" from the Adelaide.rb meetup in September.

##Impostor Syndrome

• https://rubyconf.eventer.com/rubyconf-australia-2015-1223/feeling-like-a-better-developer-aka-overcoming-impostor-syndrome-by-joss-paling-1729

##Procrastination

• http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html

##Community Involvement

• Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/adelaiderb/
• Rails Camps: http://railscamps.com/
• RubyConf: http://www.rubyconf.org.au/2016

##Mentors

• https://github.com/rails-oceania/roro/wiki/Available-mentors <-It would be great to get some local names up there!

##Books

• https://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/
• http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/
• http://eloquentruby.com/
• https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn (Learning theory, not code related)

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Q and A (both questions and answers), please remind me of anything I've left out.

There's also a bunch of awesome rescouces in these notes from a newbie chat held by Amanda Neumann at the Perth Rails Camp last year: https://gist.github.com/amanda08/0ac72de090dc6e243c79

Remember : JUST DO STUFF

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PS I am planing to refine the talk for Rails Girls so any constructive criticism is very welcome. Currently I plan to diversify the memes a little, flesh out the beginning to provide more context and extend the second half to provide more support and suggestions.