Category Archives: Ruby

Another InformIT article!

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Russ

I haven’t been blogging lately, but I have been writing. Along with the Best Advice article that came out last week I’ve also recently did an interview with Michael Hart, the author of  Ruby on Rails Tutorial, 2nd edition. Here’s how it … Continue reading →

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Where Did That Method Come From?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Russ

This is a slightly edited version of an article I wrote a few years ago. Enjoy! How do you learn a new programming language? Attend a class? Buy the book? Just start writing code? All of those things will get you going … Continue reading →

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Metaprogramming And Fate

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Russ

Have you ever had Fate ask you a question one day, provide an answer the next day and then stand around tapping its eternal foot while you connect the two? It seems to happen to me all the time. For … Continue reading →

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