Retromancers
About a year ago, I was cleaning out my office when I came across a box of cards (well, several boxes) that I’d been hauling around since leaving my parents’ house for college.
webhaus
A weblog by Tony Schneider
Latest posts
A Framework for Framework Thinking
To help you think about building a platform…
First Class Support
You’re bound to spend some amount of effort doing “support” once an application reaches a certain volume of usage.
The Command Pattern
If you google the word “command”, you’ll eventually find a definition that’s something to the effect of:
Consolidating Static Lists
I’ve always been a list maker. I use them for games I want to play, status updates, important tasks — you name it, I have a list for it. In fact, this blog post is an entry in my blog post ideas list!
Embracing Perspectives with the Rails Router
One of my favorite parts of Rails is the router.
Question featured on The Covenant Cast
For the past decade, my day job has almost always involved trying to understand business domains. This involves grappling with the concepts, terminology, problems, and motivations of various industries I never thought I’d find myself in.
Simple Code
I want to write simple code.
Vinny’s Best Man Speech
Intro
Flexible User Models
Applications are built for users. We give them distinguishing properties, connect them to other entities, respond to their actions, and make various decisions based on any combination of those things.