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Thursday
11Dec2008

Double Shot #349

DateThursday, December 11, 2008 at 1:33AM
I've gone back to big pieces of paper (actually giant Post-It Notes) for ERDs. Feels very satisfying in the absence of acres of whiteboards.

  • Why Ruby is Not My Favorite Language - An objection to promiscuous reopening of classes, though I think the counterarguments in the comments are reasonable.

  • FriendDA - An alternative to a serious NDA. I wouldn't dream of using this in business, but it's amusing.

  • Rails Worst Practices: 13 Coding Nightmares You Should Avoid - A reasonable list to think about, but I'm wary of "all" or "never" pronouncements.
    • AuthorMike Gunderloy | Comment1 Comment |
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    I tend to write controllers with a lot of small actions... I think it's a leftover from my ColdFusion days. I have gotten better about moving logic into models and whatnot, but... I need to start breaking things up more nicely.

    December 15, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterbryan thompson

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