Had a great time a couple weeks ago at RailsConf 2011. I didn’t post nearly as much to Twitter as I did last year, but for the sake of record keeping, here are my posts of the week. Pumped up for #railsconf! Looking at a great day of sessions after rocking #bohconf and #igniterc yesterday. - 09:02 AM Great talk from @j3 on presenters, dry, srp, and better Ruby code. Awesome session start for #railsconf - 11:27 AM I believe PostgreSQL is awesome, but thanks...[read more]

The days have arrived as Stack Exchange 2.0 sites are beginning their betas. If you are unfamiliar with Stack Exchange or Stack Exchange 2.0, check out the introduction blog post. Stack Exchange uses the engine that powers the original trilogy of Q&A websites that began with Stack Overflow. I’m a private beta member of two sites that have launched: Web Applications and Pro Webmasters I’m a huge fan of these types of sites. They work extremely well at creating a strong and knowledgeable community around a focused topic. Check out the Area 51 Stack Exchange...[read more]

The last and final amazing day at RailsConf 2010! It was such an amazing event. I gained a ton of knowledge, met some great people, heard and shared some cool ideas, and really just had a packed week of fun and learning. The Ruby On Rails community is truly amazing. I’m really looking forward to continuing to work with Rails and be part of such an amazing ecosystem. Here is a summary of my Twitter activity for the day. Having some breakfast at the last day of #railsconf. Should be another great day, it...[read more]

Another amazing day at RailsConf 2010! There were a ton of great talks and it was very difficult to pick which to attend. Here is a summary of my Twitter activity for the day. Excited for another day of #railsconf! Lots of cool looking talks on the schedule today, almost time for the day’s keynotes. - 08:46 AM Awesome opening keynotes today. Constrained creativity and code as art, and a little standup comedy. #railsconf - 10:05 AM Really great presentation about some cool ruby/rails tips and tricks from...[read more]

Had another great day at RailsConf 2010! Here is a summary of my Twitter activity. Having some breakfast at #railsconf before the opening keynotes and a packed day of sessions - 08:23 AM We all ran in for the opening keynote at #railsconf, lots of energy in the room - 08:58 AM Great keynote from @dhh, rails 3 is excititng in a ton of ways. #railsconf - 09:53 AM Really great keynote from @mfeathers at #railsconf. Important things for software dev...[read more]