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RubyConf, Day 2: Maximizing Productivity

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
Don't reinvent it if it doesn't exist; extend what exists. Don't be a coding superhero -- you don't need the latest, greatest Be selfish...

RubyConf, Day 2: Essential Incompleteness in Program Modeling

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
Ahhhh ... sleep makes all better. I came late today, caught the Rubinius part of the plenary and so didn't have any comfortable way to live blog it...

RubyConf, Day 1, 4p: Hurting Code for Fun & Profit

over 4 years ago by Jim aka selequa on geek!daily.
Ahhh, a nap makes all well. Last session of the day. Okay, you want to see these slides and the video once it's posted by ConFreaks. "Legacy code is...

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...

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...

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...