May 2012
18 posts
Why I hate Test Driven Development →
As unreasonable as it may seem, I do enjoy debugging. And profiling. But I also value the joy of shipping good software.
Can we hack the company model? →
This approach is very appealing (see GitHub), on the other hand I would be worried about the growth potential.
How many self-conscious, disciplined and brilliant developers are out there?
Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep →
Buy crap, pay extra for the cleanup.
Is this really serious?
The Definitive Guide: Sublime Text 2, a Code... →
Must read for all Sublime Text 2 users, even after reading a bunch of other posts you can still find some nice and useful tips.
On why I am not buying RubyMotion →
Agreed. I’m also not very convinced that HTML5 will solve all cross-platform development issues.
Agreed except the part about unhelpful Ruby community, which is not true.
In defense of the Google chef →
Company is a team. You can polish code or polish desks, but one won’t work without the other.
A Rebase Workflow for Git →
I’ve been using this workflow for a while now and I’m pretty happy with the results. Any alternatives for small teams worth considering?
It's About The Hashbangs →
This has been sitting in my Instapaper for a while now, but it’s important that you read this. Thanks.
Cynical Agile and Scrum Dictionary →
A good joke… Or is it?
What Your Klout Score Really Means →
Nothing.
IT staffers on ragged edge of burnout and cynicism →
I guess that after reading this my wife wouldn’t be as happy with my career as she is know.
I agree to some extent. I’ve worked with companies where there was nothing but frustration and I do feel burned out myself sometimes.
Her, an ORM for REST APIs →
Very promising library. Seems like a very simple drop-in for regular ActiveRecord models. Not sure if HTTP is the best protocol for internal communication, but still - looking forward do play with it in the future.
JavaScript: Warts and workarounds →
Some nice tips & quirks. If you come from pre-framework era you’re good to go either way, but for someone who considers JQuery == JavaScript this is a must-read.
10 Things You Didn't Know Rails Could do →
I bet there’s at least a couple of tricks you didn’t know.
Advanced Caching in Rails →
Rails Guide on caching and this post give you a very good overview of how that part of Rails work.
Hans Rosling shows the best stats you've ever seen →
I rarely enjoy TED talks but this one is just awesome (both speaker and subject).
The Costa Concordia Sinking: Inside the Epic Fight... →
Unbelievable story.
Still that doesn’t make me reconsider my future cruise plans.
Skipping Asset Compilation with Capistrano →
Just shaved 20 seconds off my deployment time. Yikes, thanks Ben!
Remember to put this snippet after loading Capistrano’s assets helpers.
April 2012
37 posts
Why it's OK to leave a tech job at 5 p.m. -... →
Having a family changes a lot. I used to be working basically all day (job, bands, other projects). Now I don’t want to work anymore, I want to get stuff done so that I can be with my loved ones.
igstan/learn-you-some-erlang-kindle →
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MVC is not only for web applications →
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Rails migrations with no downtime →
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Michael van Rooijen (meskyanichi) - Managing and... →
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Agile Testing: An ode to running a database on... →
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The Sun is Setting on Rails-style MVC Frameworks «... →
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Learning from Rails' failures | Merbist →
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24/192 Music Downloads are Very Silly Indeed →
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Slide Design for Developers →
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MSDN Blogs →
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How to Interview an Engineer for your Startup –... →
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Duck Typo: The New Ruby Ecosystem →
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Ruby, Concurrency, and You | Engine Yard Blog →
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TidBITS Opinion: Incremental Change Wins Apple Big... →
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subinterest: Rubies in the Rough: The Wrong Tool... →
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A Year with MongoDB - Engineering at Kiip →
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Tech Time: Lessons Learned Upgrading Harvest to... →
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Pseudo Reverse Indexes in MySQL - igvita.com →
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Rails Refactoring Example: Introduce Null Object →
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Into The Wild: Lost Conversations From Steve Jobs'... →
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The 501 Developer Manifesto →
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Apple iPhone Will Fail in a Late, Defensive Move:... →
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→ PHP: a fractal of bad design →
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→ What were Instagram’s chances of remaining... →
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Bundling JavaScript With Your Gem? Make It... →
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Perfect Pricing Part Deux — More money from fewer... →
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Get Rid of That Code Smell – Attributes |... →
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Design for Speed—Some Random Dude →
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Papermill →
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Building a Product: One month later, $119.50 in... →
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Getting Real About Distributed System Reliability... →
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