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Training, part 4: Live code demos

~1 year ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
You may think of live coding as a necessary evil: the thing you have to resort to when a connection fails and you can’t get at a running example, or when...

Training, part 3: The lecturing component of presentation

over 1 year ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
There’s no such thing as pure lecture in my technical classroom. From the very beginning I encourage students to open up program files and interactive interpreter...

Training, part 2: Handling mixed levels of student experience in a class

over 1 year ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
For me, the most challenging thing about training is accomodating people who come to a class from different backgrounds and with different levels of experience...

Training: a series introduction

over 1 year ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
This introduction is the first—number zero, if you like—in a series of articles about technical training, intended to be read by trainers but...

AccrediDation

~2 years ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
I’ve noticed that people routinely pronounce “accreditation” as if the first ‘t’ were a ‘d’: accredidation. I’ve been wondering why, and I have a theory...

Starting a new job in December

over 2 years ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
I am very pleased and excited to announce that I have accepted a Senior Developer position with Cyrus Innovation, Inc. Cyrus is based in New York City....

The Compleat Rubyist: what's it all about?

over 2 years ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
First things first: In case you haven’t heard about it, I’m very excited to report that I am teaming up with two other Ruby programmer-authors, namely...

Ruby training: for the non-beginner?

almost 3 years ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
People have been asking me a question about the upcoming Ruby training in September that I’m doing with Erik Kastner, namely: I’m already using...

The wise Latina comment in historical perspective

almost 3 years ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
I’ve watched no more of the Sotomayor hearings than has happened to be on while I’ve waited for the guy behind the counter to toast my bagel, and things...

My new Ruby book is out!

almost 3 years ago by David A. Black on DABlog.
I’m realizing that the new book isn’t getting enough buzz, so here’s some buzz! My new book, The Well-Grounded Rubyist, is now out and available from...