Kevin Murphy is a software developer in the Boston area, currently working at Bookbub. After discussing Kevin's first commit into Ruby(!), he and Brittany discuss the long-term benefits and effects of community involvement, including speaking. Stay tuned for the premiere of Kevin's tour promo at the end of the episode!
Show Notes & Links:
Contributing to Ruby Docs (https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/contributing_md.html)
Ruby's Coverage Module (https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Coverage.html)
Kevin Murphy's website (https://kevinjmurphy.com/)
Kevin Murphy on Mastodon (https://ruby.social/@kevin_j_m)
Kevin's Blog Post Series about having an MBA (https://kevinjmurphy.com/posts/situational-leadership/)
Kevin's contribution to Ruby (https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/b3d330c39ebbf27cefc2d83109dad9e0b3b0e94f)
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