It all started with the Atari 800XL that my grandfather sent me for Christmas when I was 6 or 7. Next came the subscription to COMPUTE! and many hours of typing in BASIC code. Then the dual 5.25" floppy drives and the tape drive showed up on my computer desk and I was able to save these programs…
Continue ReadingGrowing a community is one of the hardest things I’ve ever tried to do. They’ve written numerous books on the subject, you can read all of them, and still have trouble doing it. I find it difficult, so I built an app to make it easier to find and grow a community on twitter . I attended a…
Continue ReadingEver wonder if you should use Workling or Delayed::Job? RestfulAuth or AuthLogic? Paperclip or Attachment Fu? It can be confusing to try and figure out what tool to use for the job. You have many choices for your project, but it is important to look at key elements to influence your decisions…
Continue ReadingI’ve seen some talk/posts lately of doing quick launch products. I wanted to share some thoughts here that I’ve shared before in a talk about winning Rails Rumble^ 1 ^ and what it takes to do it. Flesh out your ideas Planning is essential to anything you want to do quickly and do well. For the…
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