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News
Keeping up with OSS
Recently, the gSchool students asked me how I keep up with so many Open Source projects. Between new commits and the social situation revolving around each one, it can get a bit complex. Luckily for them, I have an easy solution.
May 8, 2013
Refactoring is not a Spectator Sport
You wade into real-world codebases and find yourself thigh-deep in layers upon layers of cruft left by hasty additions, rushed repairs, and shifting priorities.
This is often the reality of successful, long-lived applications. They have been shaped by immense pressures. If you don't actively work to improve them, they become stagnant and they begin to rot.
May 4, 2013
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Heroku Performance Workshop @ RailsConf Apr 28
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The Death of Ifs Apr 23
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There are Plenty of Stupid Questions Apr 19
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Your first pull request Apr 15
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When You Teach Just Use `each` Apr 12
Upcoming Events
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Introduction to JavaScript
Nick Gauthier
"Learn JavaScript in 4 Online Sessions"April 29 - May 2 from 12pm-3pm ET
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RailsConf 2013
Jeff Casimir & Katrina Owen
Organizing Instructional TrackApril 29 - May 2 - Portland, Oregon
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Scottish Ruby Conf 2013
Steve Klabnik
"Building awesome APIs with rails-api"May 12 & 13 - Perthshire, Scotland
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Introduction to JavaScript
Nick Gauthier
"Learn JavaScript in 4 Online Sessions"June 3-6 from 12pm-3pm ET
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