Making local friends: a technical breakdown
An experience report on the process of intentionally making nearby friends, after years of neglecting my local network.
New additions to MOOM, May 2018 Edition
New pairing videos, exclusive book discounts, supplements, and much more added to Master the Object-Oriented Mindset!
SIGAVDI #33: Things fall apart
Hello friends. It’s been a long time. My life has changed, and I’ve been debating whether to continue these emails at all, or whether to take them in a new…
Refactoring a tech talk abstract
Rewriting a conference talk proposal to better “sell” the content.
Retrospective 2007-2017: Losing the Joy of Coding
At the transition of 2017-2018, prompted in part by upheaval in my personal life, I did some reflecting on my intellectual journey as a software developer over the last decade….
MOOM Course Schedule Change
Short version: The course Master the Object-Oriented Mindset in Ruby and Rails (MOOM) will now be starting Monday, January 8 instead of December 4. The deadline for enrollment is now Friday, December 22….
Some thoughts and feelings on RubyConf 2017
It’s the day after RubyConf 2017, and I’m still a bit raw and porous around the edges. I thought I’d write a few thoughts before I revert to a steady…
Enough With the Service Objects Already
A critique of the emerging advice to encapsulate business domain actions in “Service Objects”.
Flash sale to get me to RubyConf!
UPDATE: I met my goal!! Thanks everyone, and see you in New Orleans! I’ve decided I want to go to RubyConf this year, because all my friends will be there….