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Writing code, Ruby on Rails, AI, developer tools, the craft of building software, life, careers, love, the future, and everything in between.

Personal

I Built My Nephew a CCAT Coach

I built my nephew an AI coach for the CCAT in less than a day. His score went from 23 to 39, and it turned into a small product.

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Personal

Hello World, Again

The first time I signed onto the internet, I knew I wanted to spend my life building things and expressing myself in this medium. So in 2001, befor...

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Code

Rethink Everything

Almost every best practice I taught was an optimization for the human programmer. The human isn't the one writing the code anymore, so I'm rethinking all of it.

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Design Previews for Ruby on Rails
Code

Design Previews for Ruby on Rails

You are iterating on a design. Maybe you are redesigning your dashboard. Maybe you are trying three different layouts for a landing page. Maybe Cla...

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Principles vs Values
Leadership

Principles vs Values

Flatiron School grew to 600 employees with incredible retention and NPS. The Product and Engineering team I led was 60 people with incredible cultu...

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A Message of Gratitude
Letters

A Message of Gratitude

A message of gratitude to the people that get you through the hard moments in life and allow you to grow.

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We Are All Artists
Theory

We Are All Artists

“In the age of artificial intelligence, where algorithms can compose symphonies, write novels, and even paint portraits, it’s easy to question what...

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