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Thank You, Magic Ruby!
Thanks for all the kind comments on my Exceptional Ruby talk! A few notes for those visiting because of the talk: References, source code, links to further reading, and yes, slides can be found here: Exceptional Ruby Notes. Please review … Continue reading
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Tagged conferences, errors, exceptions, failures, magicruby, ruby, talks
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Help me speak at MagicRuby and beyond
Freelancing has many positives, but one of the trade-offs is that I don’t have anyone besides myself to hit up when I want to go to a conference. Not only do I have to pay for travel and lodging out … Continue reading
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Speaking at Magic Ruby
I’ll be speaking at Magic Ruby conference in Orlando, FL this February. The topic will be exceptions and error handling in Ruby. Hope to see you there! If you have any favorite tips, hacks, or burning questions about Ruby exception … Continue reading
Off to Ruby DCamp
If you ‘re in the DC/NoVA region and you’ve always wanted to tell me what an idiot I am in person, now is your chance! I’ll be at Ruby DCamp over the weekend. I’ll probably be spending a lot of … Continue reading
If anyone’s looking for me, I’ll be DCamping
I hope to see some of you at Ruby DCamp this weekend!
Simple Design & Testing Conference 2007
I attended the Simple Design & Testing Conference over the weekend. A co-worker made me aware of it about two weeks ago, and since it was a) free; b) held at Penn State York, about 20 minutes from my house; … Continue reading




