Hi All, My name is Isaac, I am 24, and I live in Melbourne. I am VERY new to Ruby/Rails, and fairly new to programming in general.
Sure, back in high school I was pretty good with ActionScript 2.0, I even built a few websites with it. I also did a bit of Java at ANU for a while, but that study was tacked onto an Engineering degree which I didn't much fancy, so I left that alone pretty quickly. Since then I have been involved in the world of hospitality. I was even getting pretty good at it, working my way up to a management level at one of Melbourne's better known restaurants (Cumulus Inc.). But about a month ago I realised that I didn't want to be carrying plates and pouring wine until 1am the rest of my life, and that's when I thought of my old friend coding. So I have taken the plunge and submitted my resignation. I am now just looking for somebody who is willing to give me the chance to prove myself. I am very keen to learn and will pick up on things fast. I can write basic HTML/CSS and am currently studying as hard as I can to learn Rails. It's a fantastic language, and the first one I have really clicked with in a while. I have started coming to RoRO meetings in Melbourne, and I absolutely love the community you have built. I can't wait to be a part of it. I understand that I would be starting from the bottom somewhere, and have no illusions of grandeur or supremacy. I basically just want a chance to do something that I am really enjoying, and eventually make a career out of it. I would attach a CV, but as you have probably already figured out I have no relevant experience. I do have a GitHub account, but at the moment it sits fairly empty, except for a few little exercises and the mandatory 'HelloWorld' test commit. If you have read this far then I thank you for your time, and hope to hear from somebody soon. I promise that you will not be disappointed. I am committed to making this work Any feedback or help is much appreciated as well. Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
