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Sarah Mei: RailsBridge, Community Building, and the Human Side of Code
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Sarah Mei, a longtime Ruby community leader and former Ruby Central board member, shares her journey from co-founding RailsBridge to advocating for diversity and human-centered software development.
• Co-founded RailsBridge in 2009 to help thousands from underrepresented backgrounds enter tech
• Reflects on the evolution of RailsConf and Ruby Central's future focus on Ruby
• Shares memories of the early internet era before "the internet had cats"
• Explains how representation and diversity at conferences influenced her journey
• Discusses how code design should be contextual, evolving, and focused on clarity
• Describes the connection between team communication patterns and code quality
• Explores why people, not code, are the most valuable asset in software development
• Compares AI programming assistance to the transition to garbage collection in the 90s
• Celebrates the resurgence of local Ruby meetups and community events
Chapters
1. Episode Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Sarah Mei's Return to Speaking (00:01:43)
3. Reflections on Rails Community's Future (00:05:38)
4. The Early Internet Era (00:10:13)
5. RailsBridge's Origin Story (00:17:43)
6. Conference Diversity and Representation (00:27:15)
7. Code Design Philosophy (00:35:57)
8. Team Dynamics in Software Development (00:42:03)
9. AI's Impact on Programming's Future (00:47:13)
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