Spreading the Sass Love

A lightning talk by Una Kravets / @una

Sass Communities

notes

we can't develop and progress in a silo

"Awesome, So How Do I Get Started?"

Well... funny you ask

Step 1: Venue

- coworking spaces

- educational spaces

Step 2: Speakers

- ask around in the community - google survey - you can be a speaker -- have a recap of SassConf

Step 3: Sponsors

- x ammount for the month - paypal set up for ATXSass - have someone provide food and drinks for the month

Step 4: Promotion

nvite.com

meetup.com

@SassMeetup

@SassNews

- nvite - meetup.com - twitter - have a basic website - @Sassmeetup - tweet things out - Facebook pages, in DC, DCTech page - Tweet @Sassconf right now

(And you don't have to do it alone!)

Sassvocating

- getting people at work to learn about & adopt Sass -

Lunch & Learn

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Video Time

Open Hack

Tips on Teaching

Don't:

"This is really easy"
Send a link to the docs

Do:

"This gets easier with practice"

Don't:

"This is really easy"
Assume knowledge
Send a link to the docs

Do:

"This gets easier with practice"
"Did you know about ____?"

Don't:

"This is really easy"
Assume knowledge
Send a link to the docs

Do:

"This gets easier with practice"
"Did you know about ____?"
Show them an example

Get Involved

Attend other meetups
Mentorship programs
Write blog Posts
Answer questions
Ask questions
Join community groups
Make cool demos and gists
Listen to podcasts
Contribute to open source
Just build and share

You're growing this community

Be Kind & Sassvocate

Thank You