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Secrets of a Stealth MenteeRubyConf 20182018-11-28
Concrete tactics for getting mentorship: always be mentee-ing by running short, goal‑oriented relationships; ask for experiences not platitudes (Cal Newport)…
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Ask vs. Guess CulturesThe Lead Developer UK 20172017-06-08
A clear claim: workplaces suffer friction from Ask vs Guess norms — some people ask directly, others hint and wait for offers — demonstrated with a household…
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Continuing Education at WorkRubyConf 20162016-11-10
Two lightweight programs run at work with concrete results: a technical book club meets weekly for one to two chapters (2–20 people) with two rotating…
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Ask vs. Guess Culture CommunicationRubyConf Portugal 20162016-10-27
Compares ask culture (explicit requests, efficiency, Intel example) with guest culture (indirect offers, “California yes”, husband-cooking anecdote), explains…
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Wow code, such read!RubyConf Colombia 20162016-09-02
Goal is to read and change code to fix real behavior: slow ActiveRecord SQL traces don’t include EXPLAIN because queries arrive parameterized as $1 while the…
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Ask vs. Guess Culture Communicationeurucamp 20152015-07-31
Content claims that people fall on an ask vs guess spectrum where asking directly or hinting causes repeated workplace friction and misread signals. Specific…
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Slightly Less Painful Time ZonesRailsConf 20152015-04-21
Case study of a weekly-email scheduler that shifts from a single Monday 10am to per-account local 10:01am, implemented in Ruby/Rails using tzinfo / IANA tzdata…
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How to be a Better Junior DeveloperRailsConf 20142014-04-22
Claim: non‑CS backgrounds supply immediate team value through questions as a junior superpower and mentoring-savvy behaviors. Concrete tactics: get people to…
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