Be A Civic Coder - DCRUG
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- 1. Make Your Country Better With Ruby Luigi Montanez luigi@sunlightfoundation.com
- 2. I am here to recruit you. Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 4. “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 6. What We Do Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 7. What We Do ✦ Work with govt. agencies and non-profits Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 8. What We Do ✦ Work with govt. agencies and non-profits ✦ Build web apps, release APIs Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 9. What We Do ✦ Work with govt. agencies and non-profits ✦ Build web apps, release APIs ✦ Nurture an open source community Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 11. Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit: The Morton Grove Voice
- 12. Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit: madwurm on Flickr
- 16. “There’s an app for that.” Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 17. Some guiding principles... Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 19. Electoral Politics Governance Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 21. Closed-Source Open-Source Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 23. Opening Up ✦ Open Data Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 24. Opening Up ✦ Open Data ✦ Open APIs Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 25. Opening Up ✦ Open Data ✦ Open APIs ✦ Open Source Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 26. Opening Up ✦ Open Data ✦ Open APIs ✦ Open Source ✦ Open Government Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 28. Coding as Civic Engagement require 'us_congress_api' congressmembers = CongressMembers.find_by_state("VA") congressmembers.each do |member| member.file_grievance "Fix the traffic on I-66!!!" end Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 29. We’ve already begun... Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 41. Getting the Data Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 42. Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 43. Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 44. Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us ✦ OpenSecrets.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 45. Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us ✦ OpenSecrets.org ✦ MAPLight.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 46. Getting the Data ✦ Sunlight Labs API ✦ GovTrack.us ✦ OpenSecrets.org ✦ MAPLight.org ✦ CapitolWords.org Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 47. Just about Congress... Question? @LuigiMontanez Credit vgm8383 on Flickr
- 50. Apps for America 2 Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 51. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 52. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 53. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 54. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 55. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 56. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 57. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place ✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 58. Apps for America 2 ✦ One requirement: use a Data.gov dataset ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place ✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 59. Build something awesome. Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 61. Cities ✦ The more local you get, the easier it is to have a greater effect Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 62. Cities ✦ The more local you get, the easier it is to have a greater effect ✦ Washington, D.C. recently released an API at api.dc.gov Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 63. D.C. HAS AN API!!! Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 65. Open 311 ✦ 911, 411, 311 Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 66. Open 311 ✦ 911, 411, 311 ✦ Submit requests for city services Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 67. Open 311 ✦ 911, 411, 311 ✦ Submit requests for city services ✦ Check on status of existing requests Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 68. Open 311 ✦ 911, 411, 311 ✦ Submit requests for city services ✦ Check on status of existing requests ✦ RESTful, XML/JSON Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 72. Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skill set Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 73. Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skill set ✦ Get your name out there Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 74. Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skill set ✦ Get your name out there ✦ Low risk, high reward Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 75. Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skill set ✦ Get your name out there ✦ Low risk, high reward ✦ Civic apps directly benefit everyone else Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 76. Side Projects ✦ Enhance your skill set ✦ Get your name out there ✦ Low risk, high reward ✦ Civic apps directly benefit everyone else ✦ Who needs another TDD framework? Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 77. Apps for America 2 Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 78. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 79. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money - $30,000 Total Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 80. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money - $30,000 Total ✦ $10,000 for First Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 81. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money - $30,000 Total ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 82. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money - $30,000 Total ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 83. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money - $30,000 Total ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place ✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 84. Apps for America 2 ✦ Submissions due on August 7 ✦ Prize Money - $30,000 Total ✦ $10,000 for First Place ✦ $5,000 for Second Place ✦ $2,500 for Third Place ✦ $2,500 Visualization Bonus ✦ 10 $500 Honorable Mentions Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 86. Moving Forward ✦ Submit an entry to Apps for America 2 Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 87. Moving Forward ✦ Submit an entry to Apps for America 2 ✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 88. Moving Forward ✦ Submit an entry to Apps for America 2 ✦ Need Ruby wrappers for APIs ✦ Connect with others... Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 89. Open Govt., Open Source Community Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 90. Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 91. Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 92. Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs ✦ #transparency on irc.freenode.net Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 93. Open Govt., Open Source Community ✦ SunlightLabs Google Group: groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs ✦ #transparency on irc.freenode.net ✦ @sunlightlabs on Twitter Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 95. Bonus! ✦ Rack::Honeypot Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 96. Bonus! ✦ Rack::Honeypot ✦ Unindentable Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 97. Bonus! ✦ Rack::Honeypot ✦ Unindentable ✦ github.com/sunlightlabs Question? @LuigiMontanez
- 98. Thanks! sunlightlabs.com Question? @LuigiMontanez