Sterling Rose Design Blog

Over the last couple of weeks, a motivated group of people took the See a need, fill a need approach to development in general, and the Rails development community in particular. The needs we saw were:

a) Make a concerted, focused effort to encourage a sort of “culture of kindness,”
b) Promote a “give back” mentality by developing applications in Rails for non-profit organizations,
c) Support greater inclusion of all kinds of minorities, and
d) Provide a wealth of documentation, mentorship, and instructional material to new developers.

With those objectives in mind, we have launched RailsBridge. Our guidelines are pretty simple:

* First, do no harm. Then, help where you can.
* Bridge the gap from aspiring developer to contributing community member, through mentoring, teaching, and writing.
* Reach out to individuals and groups who are underrepresented in the community.
* Collaborate with other groups with similar goals.

There are many projects already in the planning and development phase, and we want the participation of the whole Ruby on Rails community. If you would like to take part in a fresh, positive community, you will be welcomed. Contact the coordinator of any of the current programs, or suggest your own! We certainly need as many hands as possible to realize the ambitious goals we have set for ourselves.