This talk was presented at RubyConfPH 2015, a conference for Ruby programmers. As coders, we are very familiar with how to communicate using written words. But words exercise only half of our brain. Using sketches to enhance our message leads to more effective communication. It is fun, too! I discuss sketching tips that everyone - even those who think they have no drawing skills - can use right away. These can be applied to blog posts, open-source documentation, bug reports, and even emails.

1. Sketching
Doodling
for
Great Success
RubyConfPH March 27, 2015
Radamanthus Batnag

2. About me

3. PHilippine Ruby Users’ Group

6. @radamanthus

7. Sketching
Doodling
for
Great Success

8. We should doodle
We can doodle
How to doodle

9. We should doodle

10. To learn better

11. To communicate better

12. We can doodle

13. But I cannot draw...

14. Good News!

15. http://alistapart.com/article/the-miseducation-of-the-doodle

16. coffee

20. Simpler is BETTER

21. http://www.drawingteachers.com/how-to-draw-clouds-step-by-step.html

23. http://pixar.wikia.com/Remy
Anyone can cook doodle!

24. We should doodle
We can doodle
...how?

27. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.159

28. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.155

29. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.155

30. When describing
WHO or WHAT,
draw a PORTRAIT

31. “This component connects (via SSH) to the application
master of your environment and ensures that the
server-side component is installed and is the correct
version.”

32. “This component connects (via SSH) to the application
master of your environment and ensures that the
server-side component is installed and is the correct
version.”

33. “This component connects (via SSH) to the
application master of your environment and ensures
that the server-side component is installed and is the
correct version.”

34. “This component connects (via SSH) to the
application master of your environment and ensures
that the server-side component is installed and is the
correct version.”

35. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.155

36. When describing
objects’ relative
quantities,
draw a CHART

37. AWS EBS IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSVolumeTypes.html

38. AWS EBS IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS

39. AWS EBS IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS

40. AWS EBS IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS

41. AWS EBS IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS

42. AWS EBS IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS
60% SLOWER!

43. IOPS Performance:
•SSD - Baseline performance of 3 IOPS/GiB
•Magnetic - Averages 100 IOPS
Small SSD volumes
are SLOWER
than magnetic volumes!
60% SLOWER!

44. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.155

45. When describing
objects’ positions
in SPACE,
draw a MAP

46. “On each instance, the contents of
/data/<appname>/shared/cached-copy
are copied to
/data/<appname>/releases/timestamp.”

47. “On each instance, the contents of
/data/<appname>/shared/cached-copy
are copied to
/data/<appname>/releases/timestamp.”

48. “On each instance, the contents of
/data/<appname>/shared/cached-copy
are copied to
/data/<appname>/releases/timestamp.”

49. “On each instance, the contents of
/data/<appname>/shared/cached-copy
are copied to
/data/<appname>/releases/timestamp.”
cached copy release directory

50. “On each instance, the contents of
/data/<appname>/shared/cached-copy
are copied to
/data/<appname>/releases/timestamp.”
cached copy release directory
instance

51. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.155

52. When describing
objects’ positions in
TIME,
draw a TIMELINE

53. 2. Gem bundling
After your code is copied to all instances in your environment…
3. Default configuration
After your application gems are installed…
4. Database migration
After default configuration has been setup…

54. 2. Gem bundling
After your code is copied to all instances in your environment…
3. Default configuration
After your application gems are installed…
4. Database migration
After default configuration has been setup…

55. 2. Gem bundling
After your code is copied to all instances in your environment…
3. Default configuration
After your application gems are installed…
4. Database migration
After default configuration has been setup…

56. 2. Gem bundling
After your code is copied to all instances in your environment…
3. Default configuration
After your application gems are installed…
4. Database migration
After default configuration has been setup…

57. 2. Gem bundling
After your code is copied to all instances in your environment…
3. Default configuration
After your application gems are installed…
4. Database migration
After default configuration has been setup…

58. Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam, p.155

59. When describing
objects’ influences upon
each other,
draw a FLOWCHART

60. http://www.baconcoma.com/bacon-flow-chart-or-decision-tree/

62. Complete Example

66. engineyard gem
engineyard-serverside gem
cached copy
release directory

67. Portraits

68. Portraits

70. X

71. Maps

72. Maps
instance
“On each instance, the contents of
/data/<appname>/shared/cached-copy
are copied to
/data/<appname>/releases/timestamp.”

73. X

74. X

75. Timeline

76. Timeline

77. X
X X

78. Putting it all together

93. http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/2850888/Which/1686

94. Where to go for more

98. Thank You!

99. http://teen-titans-go.wikia.com/wiki/File:Robin_panic_button_gif.gif
http://alistapart.com/article/the-miseducation-of-the-doodle
http://pixar.wikia.com/Remy
http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/2850888/Which/1686
Show and Tell, Dan Roam
Blah Blah Blah What To Do When Words Don’t Work, Dan Roam
The Back Of The Napkin, Dan Roam
Unfolding The Napkin, Dan Roam
The Doodle Revolution, Sunni Brown
Credits