From bdde9735e1d33c5d7225dab1ecd3798040f9074f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jessica Feng Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:09:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Adds in the metareflection for meetups --- _posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md diff --git a/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md b/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..74d032a --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +layout: post +author: jskaa +title: Jessica's Meta-reflection +date: 2014-04-26 +--- + +##Meetup Meta-reflection + +For my meetups, I went to a 2 day hackathon hosted at UNC called PearlHacks, and also a local meetup hosted +by Tripython known as Raleigh Project Night. Overall I really liked having the experience of going to +these sort of coding meetups, since it gave me a chance to see what the community is like and also network. +I'd been to a hackathon at Duke before, so it was nice seeing how it compared to PearlHacks. I think that +between the types of meetups I've been to, I prefer the hackathons over the smaller meetups. Since I'm a beginner, +I think it's more helpful for me to attend hackathons where I can meet a lot of people and where I can attend +small workshops and learn things. Between the Duke Hackathon and PearlHacks, I've been able to learn a bit about +mobile development, javascript, ruby on rails, and microprocessors. Plus there are a lot of activities, tech talks, +and plenty of people to meet and interact with. + +The smaller coding meetup I went to was not nearly as organized, and everyone just worked on their own things. +As someone who doesn't have much experience, I just worked a little bit on Twython for a class assignment and +didn't really know what else to do. It was not a very educational experience- I could have just gone to a coffee shop +locally and done work by myself, and the experience would probably be the same. I guess the experience +of smaller meetups also depends on who decides to go that week, and if they are social people as well. It is +still nice knowing that if I do need help, I can go to these smaller meetups for assistance. + +As of now I really prefer more structure in coding meetups. Since I'll be working in the triangle, I will definitely +attend more hackathons in the future, and will try to compete in them. I've learned a lot and enjoyed myself at +hackathons, and when I am more experienced and have my own projects, I'll likely attend more smaller meetups. +It's great having such an available and supporting community though! \ No newline at end of file From f37f3d248891a67f7c5074eed8ad9139041e3d59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jessica Feng Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 22:23:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Adds in links to meetup posts --- _posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md b/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md index 74d032a..244e089 100644 --- a/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md +++ b/_posts/2014-04-26-jessicasmetareflections.md @@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ still nice knowing that if I do need help, I can go to these smaller meetups for As of now I really prefer more structure in coding meetups. Since I'll be working in the triangle, I will definitely attend more hackathons in the future, and will try to compete in them. I've learned a lot and enjoyed myself at hackathons, and when I am more experienced and have my own projects, I'll likely attend more smaller meetups. -It's great having such an available and supporting community though! \ No newline at end of file +It's great having such an available and supporting community though! + +Here are the links to my programming meetups! + +[PearlHacks (2 part meetup)](https://plus.google.com/109314540901856177049/posts/MTFTAZF6nFg) +[Raleigh Project Night](https://plus.google.com/109314540901856177049/posts/gEMKDrDoDky) \ No newline at end of file