Mind of a Hacker
summary
Builds concrete tools and reports outcomes: creates nokogiri because hpricot fails on malformed HTML, ships a graphics gem so trig and quadrant math just work for learners, and replaces complex deploy stacks with vlad using ssh and rsync. Publishes ~90 gems, measures code with flog, uses minitest and tight autotest feedback loops, keeps 10 years of health data with exponential averaging, and prioritizes projects with a cicada-style schedule so weekly work actually lands.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 6:44Hacker mindset
- 13:43Learning models
- 18:20Hacking principles
- 27:46Measuring progress
- 31:02Open source projects
- 35:38Health and data
- 38:09Shipping early
- 41:01Project prioritization
- 45:00Hackers and Ruby
