Jim Weirich on exceptions
Back in 2011 I was doing research for the talk that became Exceptional Ruby, and Jim Weirich was nice enough to let me pick his brain on the topic. I…
RubyTapas 022: Inline Rescue
Sticking a rescue at the end of a line may seem expedient, but it has a tendency to bite you when you least expect it. In today’s freebie episode, I…
Ignorable Exceptions and Other Hacks
Video of a talk I gave at Rocky Mountain Ruby 2011, including an exception hack I haven’t documented anywhere else.
Exceptional Ruby now available in ePub, Mobi, and HTML
By far the most common request I’ve received from buyers of Exceptional Ruby is for mobile formats, and today I’m happy to grant those requests. All current Exceptional Ruby buyers…
Last Chance for Exceptional Ruby Beta
As you probably know I’m writing an eBook called “Exceptional Ruby”, based on my talk of the same name. For a couple of months now it has been available as…
“Exceptional Ruby” Video and Beta eBook!
Two weeks ago at Magic Ruby in Orlando I delivered a talk called “Exceptional Ruby”, about working with exceptions and failures in Ruby. People seemed to like it. I have…
Thank You, Magic Ruby!
Thanks for all the kind comments on my Exceptional Ruby talk! A few notes for those visiting because of the talk: References, source code, links to further reading, and yes,…