McDonalds, Six Sigma, and Offshore Outsourcing (notes)
These are notes from a talk I’ve given in various forms at SCNA, CodeMash, and Magic Ruby. I’ve mirrored them here from the InfoEther weblog.
Me at SCNAPhoto credit: Monty Ksycki
The presentation is called “McDonalds, Six S...
Rails 3 Recipes needs tech reviewers!
UPDATE: We got 8 times as many volunteers for Rails 3 Recipes reviews as we need. You people are awesome! Closing the call for help now.
The original Rails Recipes has been used by tens of thousands of Rails developers as they’ve...
How Rails Developers do Ajax (with jQuery) in 2011
Wanting to survey what the current state of the art in Rails Ajax development is, I asked this question on twitter:
I got a lot of great responses! 44 last time I checked. Here’s what I found out people are doing:
mustache.j...
I Don’t Know
I had the pleasure of watching Scott Chacon keynote at CodeMash this week. He spoke about how Github “manages” its development team and product development. I enjoyed the talk, and encourage you to download his slides if you weren’t...
Dead-End Jobs: Are You Suffering From Stockholm Syndrome?
Have you heard of Stockholm Syndrome? It’s a name given to the condition wherein hostages develop positive feelings toward their captors despite being held in negative, unfavorable and even life-threatening conditions. Victims of Stockh...
Software developers: how do you know when it’s the right time to do a big software rewrite?
Yesterday I asked this question on twitter:
Software developers: how do you know when it's the right time to do a big software rewrite?
I’ve written about this topic before (The Big Rewrite). I’m revisiting it for a presentation Ri...
Imagine you’re hit by a car
I was scrolling through articles on this site earlier, and I decided to re-read some of my own encouraging words for a shot of inspiration. On the post called What Would You Rather Be Doing? I came across this comment by Derek...
23 travel tips to make long trips more enjoyable
I travel a lot. Not the most of anyone I know, but enough to have found myself inconvenienced plenty of times and to have learned ways to make life more comfortable on the road. Here are a few tips that I’ve collected over...
Matz Ruby World Keynote
The following is my real time transcription of the translation of Matz’s speech at Ruby World 2010. I was typing as fast as I could while he spoke, and I probably made some mistakes. I might have left out some words or...
Switching to Android
Instead of upgrading to the iPhone 4, I decided to get a Nexus One from Google. I’ve had it about a week so far and I’m happy with it.. Some friends and colleagues have asked for my impressions, so here is a brain-dump...
RubyConf India
I’ve decided to travel less this year. Since my job involves a lot of travel, this mostly translates into going to less conferences.
So for 2010 I so far have only one conference on the agenda (other than those I’m co-organizing): RubyConf India.
I’m speaking at the event and also helping out on the proposal committee...
My Friend John was Shot – Please Help
My friend and fellow Rails developer John Lannon, lead developer at http://resonantvibes.com, was mugged last night while picking up dinner for his wife. He didn’t have anything on him to give to the robbers and...
