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Automator + Bash = Yay
At it’s best, working in Mac OS X combines the power of the Unix shell with the convenience of an actual interface. Here’s a best case scenario: As I may have mentioned here a few times, I’m writing a...
View ArticleUpcoming Me
Updates, schedules, things, and stuff. Scottish Ruby The Scottish Ruby conference is having a charity workshop June 28, and I’m presenting my “Advanced Rails Design” workshop. This is the extended...
View ArticleRails, Objects, Tests, and Other Useful Things
For the first time in quite a while, I’ve been able to spend time working on a brand-new Rails application that’s actually a business thing and not a side project. It’s small. Okay, it’s really small....
View ArticleThe Origin of Master Space and Time With JavaScript
I have a new book, Master Space and Time With JavaSript. You can buy it. Here’s the secret origin. This all started over a year ago. Rails Test Prescriptions had been complete for a few months, and I...
View ArticleHow's it Going? MSTWJS Edition
And now for a more inside-baseball post about how the self-publishing aspects of Master Space and Time With JavaScript are going. Did you know you can buy it? Short answer: Pretty well, though I could...
View ArticleDepending on jQuery and Perspective
The reported errata for Master Time and Space With JavaScript (buy it here) has been pretty light so far. A bunch of typos, some setup weirdness. And one interesting issue worth exploring. What is a...
View ArticleMaster Space And Time Status Update
Here’s a quick status update on Master Space and Time With JavaScript, book 3… Short version: expect an early beta of about 1/3 of the book to be out in about a week. Longer version: Work is proceeding...
View ArticleFunctions that return functions are the luckiest functions in the world
Here’s some JavaScript: var foo = function(a, b) { return a * b }; var bar = function(func) { return function() { return func.apply(this, arguments) }; }; baz = bar(foo); console.log(baz(2, 3)); What...
View ArticleVelocity, Agile Estimation, And Trust
Charles Max Wood posted this on Twitter: Am I misunderstanding agile? or is it inappropriate to try to peg velocity?— Charles Max Wood (@cmaxw) October 26, 2012 @noelrap They’re telling us we behind on...
View ArticleWhat's Up?
Oh yeah, things happening… Got A New Job, Got A New Office First off, I’ve started a new job as a Senior Developer and Agile Coach at Table XI, putting me back in the realm of small, Chicago-based...
View ArticleLeprechauns and Unicorns of Software
Something like 25 years ago, Bill James wrote an essay asserting that one difference between smart and dumb baseball organizations was that dumb organizations behaved as thought Major League talent was...
View ArticleMore Lessons Learned
Last year, when Obtiva was purchased by Groupon, I wrote a "what I learned" post talking about things I thought I came to understand about software projects after working on a bunch of them. Now that...
View ArticleState of My Stuff, January, 2013
The state of the Noel Rappin publishing — I can use the word “empire”, right? MSTWJS 3: Backbone Master Space and Time With JavaScript, Book 3: Backbone is draft complete as of today’s release except...
View ArticleAnnouncing Ember! Master Space and Time With JavaScript Book 4
You have no idea how happy I am to announce that Book 4 of Master Space and Time with JavaScript: Ember is now on sale. You can buy it at http://www.noelrappin.com/mstwjs It’s not done, of course. But...
View ArticleStatus Update
It’s been well over a month since the last official update to Master Space and Time with JavaScript, and since I was hoping to get updates out more-or-less weekly, it’s probably a good idea to check in...
View ArticleState of The MSTWJS Union, June 2013
Here is the state of the Master Space and Time With JavaScript Union as a I currently understand it. First, you can, you know, buy the book. Please. An update to the Ember book should be going out next...
View ArticleMore State of The Stuff, July 2013
Ongoing update and stuff I know, I haven’t been blogging much. I can always tell when I’m putting things off because the half-finished blog posts stack up. First, Master Space and Time In JavaScript is...
View ArticleAll I Post These Days Is Status Updates
Here’s where we are at the moment. Master Space & Time With JavaScript: Ember I think I may have finally gotten my head around the Ember release plans. My current understanding is that: A 1.0 final...
View ArticleRails Test Prescriptions 2 Is Coming
I’m pleased and more than a little surprised to be announcing the existence of Rails Test Prescriptions 2, (which may not be the final title). You have questions. Even if you don’t, I have answers. Can...
View ArticleMonday Morning Me: Sep 16, 2003
Here’s what’s going on. WindyCityRails Had another great time at WindyCityRails. I enjoyed the talks, and it was great to meet new people/see people I don’t see enough in person. As usual, Ray and the...
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