Ruby in 79 AD (Open Sourcing my Role as Indiana Jones)

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Open source work with academics pays off: a CSV importer replaces a brittle File Maker Pro workflow, a simple Rails app with login upload review and locking implements the four features that solve 95% of research needs, and Footer Bootstrap plus a few gems speed delivery. The build actually runs, stops mailed thumb drives, and earns archaeologist credentials and a trip to Pompeii; concrete examples, tools used, and the measurable outcome decide whether it’s worth watching.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:35UNIVERSITY College of Humanities and Social Sciences
3. 2:04More History to Explain the History
4. 5:46Philosophy Literature Laws
5. 15:50finding a ruby job...
6. 24:07Smithsonian-Mason Conservation Institute

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