Bridging the gap

Mike Gunderloy started off this week by announcing an exciting new initiative: Rails Bridge. Its mission statement says it all:

To create an inclusive and friendly Ruby on Rails community

To give a bit of context to my excitement… Up until this time I could sum up my view of the Rails community in one sentence:

Novices need not apply

I’m not saying community wasn’t willing to help novices, just that it didn’t seem to want the help of novices and in my eyes, the end result was that it looked very top heavy. That appearance has been enough to keep me at bay and I’m sure I’m not the only one… After all, spare time is limited and it seems like a waste to spend it simply trying to open a door.

Rails Bridge looks to change all of that and based on their group discussion they’re heading in the right direction. I’m hoping they will succeed in making the community easier to enter and in doing so open the door for many more experts-to-be.

Count me in.

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