080: Crafting A Community with Kris Howard

02:05 – Knitting and Computing Software Art Thou: Knit One, Compute One with Kris Howard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEn4Izv0DW8) Ravelry (https://www.ravelry.com/account/login) 06:17 – The Knitting Community Vs The Software Community 09:38 – Moderation and Clear Communication of Expectations 12:50 – Welcoming New People 14:45 – Muscle Memory and Workflow; Teaching Others 19:09 – Information Exchange and Spreading Knowledge knitml (https://github.com/fiddlerpianist/knitml) freesewing.org (https://freesewing.org/) 25:16 – User Focus Vs Creator Focus 27:07 – Kris’ Superpower: Being a Social Extrovert 35:39 – Hard Work Vs Reframing 40:51 – Gender Differences in “Crafting” "Read a comment this morning stating that Maker culture is 80% male and had to laugh. Only if you discount the millions of women sewing, knitting, weaving, and more. But oh right, they're just "crafters." That artificial distinction enrages me. 😡" ~ Kris Howard 25:16 – The “Craftsman” Gender Controversy Twitter Discussion (https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/990268357269061632) Reflections: Kris: Thinking about your environment. John: Onboarding community members and the importance of making that ramp as shallow as possible. Jessica: Choosing a tribe based on inclusivity. This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode). To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Special Guest: Kris Howard.