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On a positive note: I'm starting a positive newsletter.

~1 month ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
I love surfing Twitter, checking Facebook, and hanging out on Reddit/Hacker News/etc. as much as the next person, but I’ve got to be honest: you guys...

On Railcar: an isolated Rails environment

~1 month ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
Ever since launching Railcar, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about why I’m building it, how I’m approaching things, how people can...

Recruiters: why I'm kind of rude to them, why they deserve it, and how to fix it (IMHO)

2 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
I’ve been dealing with recruiters for a long time. Not the good kind that offer you awesome jobs, but the crappy kind that mailbomb you with irrelevant...

Let me work on-site for you! (For a few days...)

4 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
I’ve been tossing this idea around for a while, but now I’m at a point where I can actually do it thanks to things in life and business stabilizing...

Bad (or, my unfortunately unfavorable review of Bob Martin's Ruby Midwest keynote)

5 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
Uncle Bob Martin has had a lot of influence on the software development industry over his career. His books are heralded as “landmark” and...

Introducing gem_git: tiny tools for working with gems' code via Git

6 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
We’ve all been there. You’re plowing through your app, in your groove, then you notice an issue with a gem you’re using. In some cases...

Attention API Provider: How to make people using your API love you

6 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
At Arcturo, we’ve been working with a lot of remote API’s and big data lately. The more API’s from all over the web I work with, the...

The Hoedown 2011 Experience, Part 1: Lodging

10 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
Well, it’s that time of year again: another Ruby Hoedown coming at you. Registration is open, so head over and register now before we sell out (we...

Authoring eBooks is on sale right now

12 months ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
I dropped the price of my eBook on writing eBooks Authoring eBooks to its lowest ever $19 today. Not sure how long I’ll keep it there, so grab...

RubyRescue.tv - Answering Ruby questions live and on the air every Tuesday (submit a question and win $50 to Amazon)

~1 year ago by pogodan on omgbloglol.
If you don’t follow me on Twitter and hang on every word I tweet, you may not be aware of RubyRescue.tv (ignore the inaugural episode language;...