Personal Optimization The Shy Person’s Guide to Making Friends at Work If meeting new people is difficult for you (like it is for me), here are a few tips to help you on your way.
DevOps & System Admin. Deploying from Git with Capistrano With a few changes to our Capistrano configuration, we are able to deploy directly from the source code repository.
Choosing Your Team Demystifying the Enterprise Sales Process This post helps demystify the terminology, documents, and process associated with an enterprise sale.
Ruby Motion iOS Keychain Entitlements for Using RedLaser in RubyMotion Because RedLaser accesses the iOS keychain, you need to request an entitlement when using RedLaser in a RubyMotion application.
Ruby RSpec: Thank You for Running My Tests in Random Order Running your tests in random order will increase their robustness. You can now configure RSpec to do just that.
Development Practices Two for the Road: In Praise of Pair Programming Good pairing is like driving with a friend in the high-occupancy lane – faster, more efficient, and a whole lot more fun.
Personal Optimization Language Matters – Don’t Sound Unsure of Yourself Set yourself apart by eliminating weak language from your vocabulary. Sounding like an unsure moron during meetings weakens your chances of building trust and respect in others.
Embedded Systems Randomized Testing in Lua with Lunatest Randomized testing can detect the edge cases. I created Lunatest, a testing library for Lua) with a functionality for randomized testing.
Growing as Makers Women and the Software Industry: The Truth about Stereotypes, Retention, and the Gender Gap How stereotype threat keeps women from staying in the software industry, and how we can fight it with education, encouragement, and networking.