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RubyConf 2007 Friday Morning - Marcel's Talk

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck.
The conference led off with Marcel Molina reprising his Ruby Hoedown talk "What Makes Code Beautiful". I notice that he's changed the final solution to...

See You at RubyConf?

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck.
I'm heading down to Charlotte tomorrow afternoon to attend RubyConf. Maybe I'm taking a chance, but I decided to show you my face, in case any one going...

Book Review: Pro Active Record

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck. [Linked from: Mike Does Tech]
I've been meaning to write a review of the recently published Apress book "Pro Active Record" by Kevin Marshall, Chad Pytel, and Jon Yurek for a while now...

Chicken Typing Isn't Duck Typing

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck.
Stress © David Friel Trans just posted a question on ruby-talk. It seems that he uncovered a conflict between the facet's library and the Ruby standard...

True Confesssions

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck.
Exciting confessional © michele lee Shhhh! I've got a confession. I've been known to use rdebug Today, my evil twin, Pat Mueller, posted an article...

You Can't Judge a Book... Some Mental Traps in Learning Ruby

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck.
Bo Diddley, Hoyer © Andy Field Quick, in the Ruby expression: a[10] What's the class of a? Many beginning, and intermediate, rubyists whould instinctively...

It's Official

over 4 years ago by Rick DeNatale on Talk Like A Duck.
I haven't said anything publicly, but for some months I've been doing some work for Terralien. and Nathaniel made me an official "crew member" just over...