Keynote – Alex "Skud" Bayley
summary
Claim: growing food and writing code follow the same simple practices so technology can be made more accessible. Built an open source/open data project called Growstuff using Ruby on Rails with user research (surveys and interviews), pair programming, a deliberate “pass” policy for hard tasks, and community events including hack nights. Project aggregates gardeners’ records, reduces gatekeeping, and keeps development low-friction. Emphasis on start where you are and supporting local indie tech instead of glorifying elite "rockstar" culture.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Start
- 14:38transition movement
- 18:05reducing formal gatekeeping
- 19:39supporting your developer communities
