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RubyConf, Day 1, Plenary Part 2: Advanced Ruby Class Design

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
No coffee outside. How do they expect me to survive? However, the signs are out for the box lunches and they look to not suck. Jim starts with a slide of...

RubyConf, Day 1, Plenary Part 1: Welcome and Beautiful Code

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
Apologies in advance for quality issues; our crack team of writer just stepped off a red-eye and into the conference. It's 9:10a and they're still...

Do Not Watch This While Eating or Drinking

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
Let my mistake be your forewarning. As I'm settling in to finish a last bit of serious work before heading to RubyConf tonight, my eyes fell on The...

A Plethora of Rails Podcasts

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
The guys at Rails Envy (makers of fine Rails spoof commercials) started an audio-only podcast at the beginning of this month. I really like their podcast...

My First Rails Plugin: GenerallyUseful

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
I'm having a Fisher-Price moment today as I publish my first Rails plugin. It's nothing spectacular, just some rake tasks I like to have around...

Cornplastic!

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
A year and a half ago I tripped over Ecoproducts' line of biodegradable "plastic" disposable food containers made out of corn. Today I've had...

A(nother) Blast From The Past

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
A very smart friend of mine named Andy posted this video on his Facebook profile: Besides being engaging, it showed a google search which leads to the w3...