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An Optimistic Proposal for Making Horrible Code... BearableRailsConf 20172017-04-25
An attempted rewrite moves only about 10% of revenue after eighteen months while the old monolith still pays; tests once take four days on a laptop (reduced to…
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Why You Should Start an Apprentice ProgramWindyCityRails 20162016-09-15
A six month apprenticeship converts a call‑center self‑taught candidate into a promoted developer by focusing on learning not billable output, paying a living…
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Hiring Developers, with Science!RailsConf 20162016-05-04
Argues that most interviews are invalid because they measure the interviewer not the candidate and offers Industrial/Organizational tools: focus on validity…
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Manage Your Energy, Not Your TimeRubyConf 20152015-11-15
Argues that energy is the real currency not minutes and cites Gallup numbers like 13% engaged and ~40% working 50+ hours to show long hours don’t buy focus…
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Building a Culture of LearningMountainWest RubyConf 20152015-03-09
Company moves from Rails 1.2 to a modern stack while juggling two codebases and hiring ~50 people, then funds an open book policy (≈360 books, ~$10K) and a…
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