HELLO!

Obed Ampah @OTAmpah

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SQUARE ONE – WHAT IS YOUR TECH BASE ?

VoucherCloud.net finds 11% of surveyed individuals thought HTML was an STD.

77% of respondents could not identify what SEO means. SEO stands for "Search-Engine Optimization”

*Currently,  DOL states employment of computer and information systems managers is expected to grow between 18 to 26 percent through 2014

THE PATH OF THE N00B

Coming from a STEM background, I figured I could teach myself so I started with books / tutorials:

-  Lynda: Too dry and outdated

-  Codecademy: Very elementary/Good for base level

-  Dash.GA: Best for current standards and conventions

-  Treehouse: Once you have a concrete base, the intermediate and high-level tracks are informative and easy to follow (Hint: use the quizzes for comments!)

PATH OF THE NOOB: IMMERSION IN DC TECH

The best way to learn anything is to surround yourself with it.

-  Eventbrite: Various events

-  Meetup : -  DC Tech Meetup -  Code 4 DC

Civic Hack Night: Open Schools Civic Project - http://edu.codefordc.org/ -  DC API Users !

OPEN SCHOOLS

WHY APIS??

WHY APIS??

The future will be about personalization and APIs allow for that. Take IFTTT….

WHY APIS??

API IDEAS

HotZones: Google Maps API / Open Gov Data

Problem: Getting lost looking for famous landmarks

Solution: Create a Hot/Cold Zone to tell me when I’m getting closer