LAMP Camp Wilderness Week Lunch-and-Learn

I had the privilege of speaking to the campers at LAMP Camp about my experiences in the web industry. I told my story of how I got into the industry and shared advice and things I’ve learned along the way. I had a great time, and I loved seeing LAMP Camp’s approach to teaching and training developers.

The slides that follow were not intended to convey good content but were merely placeholders to help organize my thoughts and keep me on track as I talked to the LAMP Camp campers.

I’ve captured some tweets here to help me remember the experience:

So excited to have Ben @ramsey with us right now @lampcampatl speaking with our campers at a #wildernessweek #lunchandlearn

— LAMP Camp (@lampcampatl), June 2, 2015, Twitter

Ben @ramsey speaking @lampcampatl - so awesome! pic.twitter.com/dWDGBvmh7t

— LAMP Camp (@lampcampatl), June 2, 2015, Twitter

Thanks @Ramsey for being part of our #Lunch&Learn today and sharing the power of #PHP integration with our campers. pic.twitter.com/j2Sr033dlS

— LAMP Camp (@lampcampatl), June 2, 2015, Twitter

The campers at @lampcampatl asked some awesome questions today. I’ll try to remember and share a few of my favorites.

— Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), June 2, 2015, Twitter

“What do you do when encountering programming problems that overwhelm you?” @lampcampatl

— Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), June 2, 2015, Twitter

“When a jr programmer is overwhelmed, what do you do to ‘talk them down from the ledge?’” @lampcampatl

— Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), June 2, 2015, Twitter

“What is the is the tech industry doing to increase diversity?” @lampcampatl

— Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), June 2, 2015, Twitter

“What are the fundamental skills a dev needs to know that form the foundation for all programming?” @lampcampatl

— Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), June 2, 2015, Twitter

This awesome artwork greeted me when I arrived at @lampcampatl to speak earlier today. pic.twitter.com/2KmKX2rZQF

— Ben Ramsey (@ramsey), June 3, 2015, Twitter