Keep Ruby Weird 2014
2014-10-24
Austin, TX, United States
[Keep Ruby Weird 2014, Keep Ruby Weird 2015, Keep Ruby Weird 2016, Keep Ruby Weird 2017, Keep Ruby Weird 2018]
who it's for
Ruby developers, Ruby on Rails developers, creative coders, technical writers who code, community organisers, diversity and inclusion advocates, conference organisers
topics
test-driven refactoring in Ruby; ShipmentList value objects; flay and flog metric reduction; Contributor Covenant code of conduct; transgender workplace experiences; LGBT Tech nonprofit organising; computer art at Bell Labs; Apollo 11 engineering case study; writing-informed interface design; live drone control with Argus
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| He Doesn't Work Here Anymore | Coraline Ada Ehmke | 21m |
Coming out publicly in October 2013, hormone therapy starts Aug 11 2013 and full‑time transition is set for March 1; a glowing review and promotion to… | ||
| Ruby Monsters Go Bump in the NIght | Jonan Schefler | 29m |
An exploration of the forgotten and dusty corners of Ruby, including a tour of some very unusual behaviors from threads, loops, exceptions and procs. This is a… | ||
| How to Code Like a Writer | Nickolas Means | 31m |
Claim: the Elements of Style rules guide concrete refactors. The process refactors a 427‑line utilities class using tests, small extractions, and vocabulary… | ||
| Closing Keynote | Russ Olsen | 57m |
A fast-paced account of Apollo 11 names concrete failures and fixes: Ranger probes fail six times before Ranger 7 returns pictures, Gemini trains crews, Saturn… | ||
| What's That Supposed to Mean | Paul Battley | 28m |
A rapid survey claims writing solves two limits — can’t draw everything and can’t remember everything — and proves it with specifics: an 3-day monk username… | ||
| Computer Art at Bell Labs | Joanne Cheng | 22m |
During the 1960's, computer scientists at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ explored the limits of computers through art and music. Some worked by themselves to… | ||
| Ten Years of Ruby Conferences: A Dramatic Revue | Jeremy Flores, Carol Nichols | 25m |
A reprise of ten years of Ruby conferences names Lucky Stiff Sandi Metz Matz DHH Tenderlove Jim Weirich and highlights creations by Brenna Flood while listing… | ||
| Opening Keynote | Aaron Patterson | 44m |
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