Git is a wonderful SCM with some very powerful features. But as a programmer, it’s very easy to aquire a rudimentary working knowledge of Git and never learn anything more. For example, how would we fix our repository if we committed the wrong piece of code? What if our commit … Continue reading
One of the Rails apps I’ve been working on formats times as HH:MM in the view. No seconds are displayed. This is a pretty common way to format things. When doing timestamp comparisons in SQL, however, the seconds are taken into account. This is bad since it can cause discrepancies … Continue reading
Registration for this year’s BarCampRDU is now open. This is an event I unfortunately had to miss last year due to a prior commitment. I’m really looking forward to attending this year. It’s shaping up to be a fantastic experience.
Capistrano is a wonderful tool. I have this really old PHP-based web site, TolkienMovies.com, that I needed to make a change to earlier today. (The spam bots had finally found my news submission form.) I decided this was as good a time as any to automate deployment of the app. … Continue reading
This is just a reminder from your friendly neighborhood agilist that the new Agile RTP user group has its first meeting in Cary tonight. Read more about it on Jared’s blog. This sounds like a great opportunity to meet other agile-minded people in the area and listen to an interesting … Continue reading
Agile RTP is a new user group started in the Raleigh area by Jared Richardson. The first meeting will be on March 22nd where we’ll be video conferencing with the agile group in Charlotte to hear Dr. Laurie Williams speak about test-driven development. I was actually considering driving to Charlotte … Continue reading
I’ve been writing Ruby code for over four years now. I’ve been getting paid to do so for about two years. Prior to that, the bacon I brought home came mainly through the careful crafting of lines of Java, PHP, and C# code. Matz spoiled the party for me in … Continue reading
Have you ever done a code review? Most developers haven’t. It doesn’t seem to be a regular practice in many parts of the software industry, yet by ignoring the importance of code reviews we miss out on the benefits that they can provide. My friend and former co-worker Sri has … Continue reading
It was with mixed sadness and relief that NFJS 2006 came to a close last Sunday evening. Two and a half solid days of listening to some of the best technical speakers in the country can be draining, but the knowledge and enthusiasm one picks up is priceless. The highlights … Continue reading
I noticed today that the NFJS web site now has a podcast. One of the audio clips available is the entire Expert Panel session from the New England NFJS in March. I’ve started listening and it’s quite good. In fact, it’s making me hungry for more great discussion at the … Continue reading