Monthly Archives: November 2009

rubyconf hallway track

RubyConf had a most excellent “hallway track.” This was augmented by the fabulous Poken, which allowed you to “high-four” someone who you met and avoid rummaging around for business cards. It also let you look up someone’s name who you ought to know, but had forgotten.
This was the first time I attended [...]

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ruby on rails class nov 16-19

I am excited to be teaching a Ruby on Rails class at Marakana in San Francisco on Nov 16-19th. I’ve come to feel that the 1 day workshops just give participants a taste of the technology and a quick peek at the power of Ruby on Rails. After working on the course materials, [...]

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mobile phones are the new computer

The mobile phone is the new computer.  The desktop computer is not going away, but the smartphone market is growing fast.  Phones are being used as computers by more people and for more purposes. Just as we still have supercomputers today but most people use desktop computers everyday, soon desktop computers will be relegated to [...]

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