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Exploring Rails anti-patternsRubyConf AU 20242024-04-11
A small Rails 7 app exists to prove each example actually works: controllers move business logic into a service object (placed order) and password resets live…
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Learn to delegate; like a bossRubyConf TH 20232023-10-06
Managers learn a simple script: ask for commitment and define deadline and quality — explain why someone is picked, agree priorities, set check‑ins and…
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Strategies for saying noRailsConf 20232023-04-24
Makes the claim that saying no prevents burnout and improves focus and then shows how with five acts that map the problem to concrete responses including…
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"Start your own engineering apprenticeship program"RubyConf Au 20202020-02-20
Run a practical, paid pipeline rather than vague hiring promises: a six-month paid apprenticeship at Qantas Hotels alternates academy weeks and product work…
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Story telling with Git rebaseRubyConf 20192019-11-18
Shows how to use Git to revise history before sharing and leave a readable narrative Git log Demonstrates interactive rebasing to edit reorder squash and drop…
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Algorithms to live by and why should we careRubyConf AU 20192019-02-07
Covers concrete algorithms, when they actually help and what numbers matter: binary search halves the search space each guess, the 37% rule for optimal…
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Algorithms to liveKeep Ruby Weird 20172017-10-27
Explains concrete algorithms and their life-sized payoffs: binary search cuts 100 down to 7 guesses, the 37% rule for optimal stopping when hunting apartments…
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Feedback mattersAlterConf Melbourne 20172017-09-23
Defines feedback as information about past behavior delivered in the present to influence future behavior, distinguishes casual, coaching and…
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Self learning is a marathon not a sprintRubyConf AU 20172017-02-09
Argues a concrete plan: prefer 15 minutes a day over rare long sessions, aim first for 20 minutes to get comfortable, and treat big projects as tiny steps…
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Source maps for debuggingWeb Directions Code 20132013-05-02
Explains how to generate and chain Source Maps: compile CoffeeScript with -m to emit application.js plus application.js.map, then run uglifyjs with…
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