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Why You Should Not copy/paste Code From StackOverflow

Why You Should Not copy/paste Code From StackOverflow

Mar 7, 2020 - 5 min read

I used to copy/paste code all the time. But my code started breaking in unexpected places. And initially, I wasn't sure why....

Two Lists for Faster, Cheaper, and Highly Confident Ruby Teams

Two Lists for Faster, Cheaper, and Highly Confident Ruby Teams

Mar 7, 2020 - 5 min read

Reducing the cost and increasing the speed of software development can be done by using some of these proven productivity tactics....

How I Went From Absolutely Terrified to Fully Confident Ruby Developer

How I Went From Absolutely Terrified to Fully Confident Ruby Developer

Mar 7, 2020 - 7 min read

It's possible to become confident enough to contribute to any project in a way that makes a difference by just changing your focus....

It’s the Developer’s Fault

It’s the Developer’s Fault

Aug 6, 2019 - 3 min read

I blame developers for not pushing back hard enough to defend their number one asset. The most important part of any piece of software. Code quality....

Is Your Rails Team Slowing Down? Here’s Why, And What You Can Do About It

Is Your Rails Team Slowing Down? Here’s Why, And What You Can Do About It

May 31, 2018 - 8 min read

You know you should be celebrating, you've done an excellent job so far. Your sales people are knocking it out of the park and customers are lining up to buy your service....

Lessons learned from 10 years of programming

Lessons learned from 10 years of programming

Apr 6, 2016 - 9 min read

My journey as a web developer started back in 2000 right at the age of 21 and I can clearly remember a certain characteristic of those days in terms of how they made me feel. The best term I could fin...