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Becoming a More Productive
     Rails Developer
     A Collection of semi-useful suggestions

              John McCaffrey
               @J_McCaffrey
          RailsPerformance.com
Intro
Intro
• Independent Rails Developer
Intro
• Independent Rails Developer
• CodeAcademy Mentor
Intro
• Independent Rails Developer
• CodeAcademy Mentor
• Enthusiast
Topics
• DWTDSYADB aka Taking good notes
• Continuing your Rails education
• Getting help
• Taking your skills to the next level
• Q&A
DWTDSYADB
  Don’t waste time
 doing *stuff you’ve
already done before
Take Notes
       like your life depends on it


• Take lots o’ notes
• Searchable, Reachable, Shareable
• In your own words
• Tools: Editor, Evernote, GoogleDocs
Code = Executable notes!

• Save and organize all your projects
• Create tests to document what you know
• Follow interesting projects on github
• Use a tool like gitx
Links & Sites
• Write em down
• Delicious
• Google history
Use other people’s
         notes
• Gem install cheat
• cheat heroku
• cheat jquery
Local Docs
• gem server
• gem install yard
 • yard gems && yard doc
 • yard server
• sdoc
• jQuery, prototype
• Rails version
Summary
Summary
• Do what you can to capture what you
  know right now
Summary
• Do what you can to capture what you
  know right now
• When you come across something useful,
  write it down
Summary
• Do what you can to capture what you
  know right now
• When you come across something useful,
  write it down
• Make a note to your past/future self
Keep learning
Keep learning
• FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
Keep learning
• FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
• CodeSchool.com (free weekend)
Keep learning
• FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
• CodeSchool.com (free weekend)
• RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com
Keep learning
• FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
• CodeSchool.com (free weekend)
• RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com
• CodeCademy.com, Treehouse
Keep learning
• FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
• CodeSchool.com (free weekend)
• RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com
• CodeCademy.com, Treehouse
• Railscasts.com, PeepCode.com
Keep learning
• FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
• CodeSchool.com (free weekend)
• RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com
• CodeCademy.com, Treehouse
• Railscasts.com, PeepCode.com
• SpeakerRate.com, Confreaks.com
Getting Help
Getting Help
• 20 minute rule
Getting Help
• 20 minute rule
• Campfire/IM/IRC
Getting Help
• 20 minute rule
• Campfire/IM/IRC
• Local Docs
Getting Help
• 20 minute rule
• Campfire/IM/IRC
• Local Docs
• How to Google
Getting Help
• 20 minute rule
• Campfire/IM/IRC
• Local Docs
• How to Google
• Stackoverflow.com (SO)
Google Master
•   exclude with -
•   “quoted search”
•   fuzzy search ~
•   site: specific search
•   define: antidisestablishmentarianism
•   range ‘128gb ssd $100..$230’
•   Time in New York
How to ask a tech
   question
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
• Document what you’ve tried
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
• Document what you’ve tried
• Find the right place to ask
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
• Document what you’ve tried
• Find the right place to ask
• Post your question w/summary
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
• Document what you’ve tried
• Find the right place to ask
• Post your question w/summary
• Link to full details (gist)
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
• Document what you’ve tried
• Find the right place to ask
• Post your question w/summary
• Link to full details (gist)
• Be willing to back up a few steps
How to ask a tech
      question
• Do some background research (RTFM)
• Document what you’ve tried
• Find the right place to ask
• Post your question w/summary
• Link to full details (gist)
• Be willing to back up a few steps
• Post the resolution
Honing your Skills
Honing your Skills
• Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work!
Honing your Skills
• Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work!
• Keep building apps
Honing your Skills
• Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work!
• Keep building apps
• Help the next batch of CA students
Honing your Skills
• Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work!
• Keep building apps
• Help the next batch of CA students
• Help out on StackOverflow, LinkedIn
Build your profile
• Github.com
• Stackoverflow.com
• WorkingWithRails.com
• LinkedIn.com
• Blog
• Build and deploy apps to heroku, etc
• Contribute to open source
Freelance projects
• Elance.com
• oDesk.com
• rentacoder.com
• donanza.com
• cloudspokes.com
Build something
• Collaborate with others, join a team
• Participate in startup weekend
• Look for volunteer opportunities
 • taprootfoundation.org, grassroots.org
 • overnightWebsiteChallenge.com
Get inspired
• TechStars.org, TechStars TV
• Killerstartups.com
• StartupsOpenSourced.com
Summary
Summary
• Master your info
Summary
• Master your info
• Keep learning
Summary
• Master your info
• Keep learning
• Learn how to find the right info
Summary
• Master your info
• Keep learning
• Learn how to find the right info
• Keep building apps
Summary
• Master your info
• Keep learning
• Learn how to find the right info
• Keep building apps
•   Collaborate with others to increase velocity
Questions?
• John McCaffrey
• RailsPerformance.com
• @ J_McCaffrey

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Becoming a more Productive Rails Developer

  • 1. Becoming a More Productive Rails Developer A Collection of semi-useful suggestions John McCaffrey @J_McCaffrey RailsPerformance.com
  • 4. Intro • Independent Rails Developer • CodeAcademy Mentor
  • 5. Intro • Independent Rails Developer • CodeAcademy Mentor • Enthusiast
  • 6. Topics • DWTDSYADB aka Taking good notes • Continuing your Rails education • Getting help • Taking your skills to the next level • Q&A
  • 7. DWTDSYADB Don’t waste time doing *stuff you’ve already done before
  • 8. Take Notes like your life depends on it • Take lots o’ notes • Searchable, Reachable, Shareable • In your own words • Tools: Editor, Evernote, GoogleDocs
  • 9. Code = Executable notes! • Save and organize all your projects • Create tests to document what you know • Follow interesting projects on github • Use a tool like gitx
  • 10. Links & Sites • Write em down • Delicious • Google history
  • 11. Use other people’s notes • Gem install cheat • cheat heroku • cheat jquery
  • 12. Local Docs • gem server • gem install yard • yard gems && yard doc • yard server • sdoc • jQuery, prototype • Rails version
  • 14. Summary • Do what you can to capture what you know right now
  • 15. Summary • Do what you can to capture what you know right now • When you come across something useful, write it down
  • 16. Summary • Do what you can to capture what you know right now • When you come across something useful, write it down • Make a note to your past/future self
  • 18. Keep learning • FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!
  • 19. Keep learning • FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!! • CodeSchool.com (free weekend)
  • 20. Keep learning • FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!! • CodeSchool.com (free weekend) • RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com
  • 21. Keep learning • FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!! • CodeSchool.com (free weekend) • RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com • CodeCademy.com, Treehouse
  • 22. Keep learning • FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!! • CodeSchool.com (free weekend) • RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com • CodeCademy.com, Treehouse • Railscasts.com, PeepCode.com
  • 23. Keep learning • FINISH HARTL TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!! • CodeSchool.com (free weekend) • RubyKoans.com, RubyMonk.com • CodeCademy.com, Treehouse • Railscasts.com, PeepCode.com • SpeakerRate.com, Confreaks.com
  • 25. Getting Help • 20 minute rule
  • 26. Getting Help • 20 minute rule • Campfire/IM/IRC
  • 27. Getting Help • 20 minute rule • Campfire/IM/IRC • Local Docs
  • 28. Getting Help • 20 minute rule • Campfire/IM/IRC • Local Docs • How to Google
  • 29. Getting Help • 20 minute rule • Campfire/IM/IRC • Local Docs • How to Google • Stackoverflow.com (SO)
  • 30. Google Master • exclude with - • “quoted search” • fuzzy search ~ • site: specific search • define: antidisestablishmentarianism • range ‘128gb ssd $100..$230’ • Time in New York
  • 31. How to ask a tech question
  • 32. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM)
  • 33. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM) • Document what you’ve tried
  • 34. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM) • Document what you’ve tried • Find the right place to ask
  • 35. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM) • Document what you’ve tried • Find the right place to ask • Post your question w/summary
  • 36. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM) • Document what you’ve tried • Find the right place to ask • Post your question w/summary • Link to full details (gist)
  • 37. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM) • Document what you’ve tried • Find the right place to ask • Post your question w/summary • Link to full details (gist) • Be willing to back up a few steps
  • 38. How to ask a tech question • Do some background research (RTFM) • Document what you’ve tried • Find the right place to ask • Post your question w/summary • Link to full details (gist) • Be willing to back up a few steps • Post the resolution
  • 40. Honing your Skills • Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work!
  • 41. Honing your Skills • Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work! • Keep building apps
  • 42. Honing your Skills • Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work! • Keep building apps • Help the next batch of CA students
  • 43. Honing your Skills • Scratch your own itch, use Ruby at work! • Keep building apps • Help the next batch of CA students • Help out on StackOverflow, LinkedIn
  • 44. Build your profile • Github.com • Stackoverflow.com • WorkingWithRails.com • LinkedIn.com • Blog • Build and deploy apps to heroku, etc • Contribute to open source
  • 45. Freelance projects • Elance.com • oDesk.com • rentacoder.com • donanza.com • cloudspokes.com
  • 46. Build something • Collaborate with others, join a team • Participate in startup weekend • Look for volunteer opportunities • taprootfoundation.org, grassroots.org • overnightWebsiteChallenge.com
  • 47. Get inspired • TechStars.org, TechStars TV • Killerstartups.com • StartupsOpenSourced.com
  • 50. Summary • Master your info • Keep learning
  • 51. Summary • Master your info • Keep learning • Learn how to find the right info
  • 52. Summary • Master your info • Keep learning • Learn how to find the right info • Keep building apps
  • 53. Summary • Master your info • Keep learning • Learn how to find the right info • Keep building apps • Collaborate with others to increase velocity
  • 54. Questions? • John McCaffrey • RailsPerformance.com • @ J_McCaffrey

Notes de l'éditeur

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  5. I’ll post the slides, with more links\n
  6. You’ve heard of DRY\n
  7. debugging\nsublime w/dropbox, from any machine/phone\ngoogle docs tech_notes and search for chmod\nEvernote\nWorkflowy\n
  8. hard drives are cheap, projects don’t take up much space\nkeep them sep, and runnable\nreview code in gitx\n
  9. use NLP tag for delicious\nerrors_\n go to cheat.heroku.com\n
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  11. have you covered already?\nThis becomes more important when you are working on older projects\nI’m still looking for improvements in this area\n
  12. Get good at taking notes\ntoday its Rails, tomorrow it will be Node.js, Backbone, IOS, etc\n
  13. Get good at taking notes\ntoday its Rails, tomorrow it will be Node.js, Backbone, IOS, etc\n
  14. Get good at taking notes\ntoday its Rails, tomorrow it will be Node.js, Backbone, IOS, etc\n
  15. learnivore.com, teachmetocode.com\nCA students get deal on treehouse\npuzzlenode.com mendicantuniversity.com\n
  16. learnivore.com, teachmetocode.com\nCA students get deal on treehouse\npuzzlenode.com mendicantuniversity.com\n
  17. learnivore.com, teachmetocode.com\nCA students get deal on treehouse\npuzzlenode.com mendicantuniversity.com\n
  18. learnivore.com, teachmetocode.com\nCA students get deal on treehouse\npuzzlenode.com mendicantuniversity.com\n
  19. learnivore.com, teachmetocode.com\nCA students get deal on treehouse\npuzzlenode.com mendicantuniversity.com\n
  20. learnivore.com, teachmetocode.com\nCA students get deal on treehouse\npuzzlenode.com mendicantuniversity.com\n
  21. local docs, make sure you are looking at the right version\n
  22. local docs, make sure you are looking at the right version\n
  23. local docs, make sure you are looking at the right version\n
  24. local docs, make sure you are looking at the right version\n
  25. local docs, make sure you are looking at the right version\n
  26. rails performance -train, bush -president, irb -board\n“Unrecoverable error, exit code 1”\n~issues\n128Mb to Kb\n
  27. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  28. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  29. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  30. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  31. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  32. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  33. tech comm. is helpful, if you show you did your work\nmake a screencast\nread more at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html, \nhttp://www.gerv.net/hacking/how-to-ask-good-questions\n
  34. Use Ruby at work!\nhttp://reference.jumpingmonkey.org/programming_languages/ruby/ruby-one-liners.html\n
  35. Use Ruby at work!\nhttp://reference.jumpingmonkey.org/programming_languages/ruby/ruby-one-liners.html\n
  36. Use Ruby at work!\nhttp://reference.jumpingmonkey.org/programming_languages/ruby/ruby-one-liners.html\n
  37. Use Ruby at work!\nhttp://reference.jumpingmonkey.org/programming_languages/ruby/ruby-one-liners.html\n
  38. List yourself on various job sites\ntalk to recruiters, find out what you are missing\n
  39. You may not want to do this kind of work, but its useful to see what’s out there\nelance and odesk both have skills tests that you may find useful\nhttp://www.cloudspokes.com/challenges/1320\n
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