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Thoughts on an epic Tweet defining what unit tests ARE NOT

GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and the light they shine on the Web-deployment clusterfsck

A discussion of a simple feature that can be implemented in a Hanami interactor, and why you might want to think differently

Helping answer the question, 'What will keep me sane as a developer?'

Finally! A Ruby Web framework people can use with a straight face!

A funny thing happened on the way to deployment

Productivity and perfectionism CANNOT mix. Deal.

Improved productivity comes from little things. Sometimes, from little *big* things.

The Rails ecosystem has beaucoup tools. Other Ruby ecosystems?

We *think* we're back on the air; let's see how long we stay there.

Ruby isn't 'primarily' a functional language. But that doesn't mean that functional concepts shouldn't be used in Ruby.

Simplifying one thing *always* introduces a different kind of complexity.

Just because a language *can* do a thing, does not make it the *best tool* for that thing.

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

A meditative lamentation on independently moving parts.

Change is good. Change is a sign of life. Change that moves you towards your goal is a Good Thing™.

I keep running across questions on various lists along the lines of “why is agile better than waterfall, besides it not being waterfall?” The answer to that bit me once again over the weekend: agility is better because, done reasonably well, it responds to change far better (by any standard) than waterfall does.

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piscine-unrelated:

Like a lot of people, I’m really excited by the promise of Docker. A reproducible, reliable environment that banishes “it works on my machine” from any team’s vocabulary? What’s not to like?