Shawn Anderson on Atomic Spin

Framework Docs Are a First-Class Citizen

Documenting your framework code is crucial to its success. I recommend Documentation Driven Development (DDD).

Personal Optimization

Organize Your Life with Trello

Trello is a great todo list app that can help organize your life in many ways. Here are a few ways I use it at work and at home.

Extracurricular Activities

Acceptance Testing Your Games to Fix Bugs and Provide Regression

Acceptance testing games is hard. Why is it hard? Why is it important? Can I see an example in Ruby?

DevOps & System Admin.

Preparing Machines for Workshops with Vagrant, VirtualBox, & Puppet

If you're giving a workshop, I recommend checking out Vagrant, VirtualBox, and puppet or chef for creating the workshop development environment.

Ruby

RubyFlux – Statically Compile Ruby to Java

RubyFlux statically compiles Ruby into Java. It has awesome performance and runs everywhere Java does with no runtime dependencies, but it isn't done yet.

Developer Tools

Mou for Markdown in OS X

Mou is a great markdown editor for OS X. It works well for use on Github README files or wiki pages.

Ruby

PiecePipe Examples: Map, Aggregation, & Group-By

PiecePipe allows you to focus on the flow of data without worrying about the iteration and glue code. Here's how to use it for map, aggregation, and group-by.

Ruby