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Passionate Rubyist. Empathetic leader. Fallible human. Storyteller. Speaker. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Swell photographer. Rusty drummer. Loving husband & twins dad. Owner of too many hats, given I only have the one head. the.codegardener.com
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Here are my thoughts on Generative AI as it pertains to the software development industry. (Sorry for the exclusivity of the text embedded in an image. I'll add the text in a 🧵.)

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

@fito.codegardener.com and I will be talking about how to identify and remove complexity in your software at Sin City Ruby on April 10-11 in, where else but, sunny Las Vegas. Want to hang out before then? Join us and all the Sin City speakers for Sinful Sunday! www.sincityruby.com/sinful-sunda...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

We had a great time at #SFRuby meetup yesterday! Thank you to our speakers @jasonswett.bsky.social Bart Agapinan @camertron.bsky.social and Alex Rodionov, Productboard for hosting and to everyone for joining! I’ll upload the recording soon.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

What a great conference! Can’t wait for Rails Conf!

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

An early holiday gift from Ruby Central. 🎁 We can't wait to see you at RailsConf 2025. ✨

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

It was my honor and pleasure to welcome everyone to Chicago for the conference. May the fail whale forever flail.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Me too! I'm totally a child of the 1980s!

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Have you had enough Hexagonal Architecture yet? No? Well, have I got a podcast for you! In this episode, me and @fito.codegardener.com talk about our early experiences using the Ports & Adapters pattern with Rails. Let us know your thoughts!

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

When learning the Ports & Adapters pattern, I found it confusing. It never clicked that the adapter was a direct reference to the GoF Adapter Pattern. That was a real face-palm moment for me. And, it was the key to me understanding the pattern. #hexagonal-architecture #ports-and-adapters #rails

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment

Everybody wants to go fast so badly that they end up going slow badly. Many more, much smaller steps. #MMMSS #ForestAndDesert

submitted 87 days ago • 3 comments

Would you prefer your code to be abstract or DRY?

submitted 89 days ago • 4 comments

So DRY It Chafes - Episode 2 of The Code Gardener podcast is now up! In it we talk about what we're thankful for this year, then discus why DRY is the worst programming advice ever. Don't believe us? Give a listen...

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

And, now available on Spotify! open.spotify.com/show/0izx3az...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

I found as many Ruby and Rails centric/adjacent podcasters as I could. But, I'm sure I missed some folks. If you know of any that aren't in the list, please send 'em my way.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

So, Fito & I have a new podcast called The Code Gardener. One of the reasons we finally started one is that you must be in any Starter Packs that you create. And, I created a pack for Ruby and Rails centric/adjacent podcasters. So, I can't not have one, too...

submitted 95 days ago • 2 comments