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Google's combination of search and conspicuous ads makes Google the perfect balance between pulling information and having it pushed to the user. How does this apply to other forms of information, such as RSS and Twitter?

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/DCpx7-vqTmg" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/push-vs-pull-twitter.html http://faithfulgeek.org/ruby-on-rails-101-updated.html 2009-06-18T10:01:14Z

Have you been looking for some good resources to help you get started using Ruby on Rails? Look no further. This article contains links to the best resources on developing in Ruby on Rails. I start from setting up your environment (Windows/Ubuntu) and continue through learning the Ruby language, and finish with how to automate testing of your application.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/UxgSdkJ06sc" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/ruby-on-rails-101-updated.html http://faithfulgeek.org/railsconf09-in-review.html 2009-05-17T14:48:51Z

From all the talks I went to and conversations I had, the core idea I took home from Railsconf 09 was discipline. This article discusses what I learned.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/aLj8K9cvxes" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/railsconf09-in-review.html http://faithfulgeek.org/starting-up-fast-at-railsconf.html 2009-04-21T21:03:36Z

I'll be speaking on a panel at this year's RailsConf. Click through to find out about the Rails Rumble panel and a discount for your RailsConf registration.

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Let the festivities begin!

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I recently had to switch back to working on a legacy Rails 2.0 project after basking in the goodness of Rails 2.3 for the past few months. While it is extremely disappointing to lose all those great new features, I was at least able to keep named_scopes. This post details how.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/Qm4utqyqA6I" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/named_scope_in_your_rails_20.html http://faithfulgeek.org/practice-makes-perfect.html 2009-03-22T04:25:06Z

Any good musician will tell you that if you want to become better at what you do, you have to practice. Even though our jobs are different, this holds true for us as programmers. This posts attempts to explain what makes practice valuable to software developers and gives some suggestions for getting started.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/N_Uymjh2xz0" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/practice-makes-perfect.html http://faithfulgeek.org/randori-take-2.html 2009-02-25T00:47:45Z

At February's meeting of the Cleveland Ruby Brigade we had our second meeting following the Randori rules of group coding. In this post I discuss how the night went and some of the feedback we received in our meeting retrospective.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/X71fNo1OZAo" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/randori-take-2.html http://faithfulgeek.org/our-journey-has-begun.html 2009-02-22T21:31:17Z

This blog is about my journey to become a software craftsman. In this post I discuss reasons for blogging, including the reciprocal benefits of community participation in blogs.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/3djCYYoF7DI" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/our-journey-has-begun.html http://faithfulgeek.org/in-one-week.html 2009-02-22T21:31:17Z

In October of 2008 I started a job at a company following agile principles developing in Ruby on Rails. Since then I've experienced organized change in a way I never have before. This post reflects on the amazement I feel every time we respond quickly to changing business needs.

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With another year behind me, I've decided for the first time to actually organize and state my goals for 2009. While they are subject to change and adjustment, this post describes I'm attempting to accomplish this year.

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Coding dojos are difficult to pull off successfully, especially when you have differing skill levels within your group. This post details our attempt to make coding dojo meetings go more smoothly. The format described within has rules to organize group coding while involving advanced and beginner members at the same time.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/a_-DtIWDAo8" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/randori-all-inclusive-user-group-hackfest.html http://faithfulgeek.org/how-i-made-isitcodemashyet-com.html 2009-02-22T21:31:17Z

This screencast walks through creating a web application in less than 10 minutes using the Sinatra framework. The app I walk through is the very simple IsItCodeMashYet.com, a countdown for the CodeMash conference in January.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/aw7IQ6A2gUg" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/how-i-made-isitcodemashyet-com.html http://faithfulgeek.org/app-in-3-hours-is-it-codemashyet-com.html 2009-02-22T21:31:17Z

Post about my countdown to the CodeMash conference in Sandusky, Ohio. It is a great example of an open source app written in Sinatra.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/OGLN72AdZwA" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/app-in-3-hours-is-it-codemashyet-com.html http://faithfulgeek.org/ruby-on-rails-101.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On my Ruby on Rails presentation to the Cleveland Ruby Brigade

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/2O_FiljT9Bs" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/ruby-on-rails-101.html http://faithfulgeek.org/why-alt-net-is-worth-it.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On whether or not Alt.Net should prescribe agile methodologies

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/r8H7kAvnJ5w" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/why-alt-net-is-worth-it.html http://faithfulgeek.org/expose-in-linux-using-compiz.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On setting up Ubuntu Linux to allow application switching similar to Mac OSX's Expose feature

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/Me5Oc2iPqkI" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/expose-in-linux-using-compiz.html http://faithfulgeek.org/clr-string-format-in-ruby.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On rewriting .NET's String.format method in Ruby

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/qgg6uw-3wEU" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/clr-string-format-in-ruby.html http://faithfulgeek.org/altnet-put-yourself-on-the-map.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On the Alt.Net mapping project and other Alt.Net resources

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/_FnJ53bagS4" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/altnet-put-yourself-on-the-map.html http://faithfulgeek.org/mini-publishing-engine-in-ruby.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On writing a 12 line publishing engine in Ruby, or a very basic templating language the likes of Liquid.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/jTKLRgtVdH8" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/mini-publishing-engine-in-ruby.html http://faithfulgeek.org/aspnet-mvc-nearing-release.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On the imminent release of the first CTP for the ASP.NET MVC Framework

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/uPCxM3Kn2kg" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/aspnet-mvc-nearing-release.html http://faithfulgeek.org/implementing-an-rss-feed.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On the advantage of third party libraries to help get work done more quickly

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/dG3k-rm90iA" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/implementing-an-rss-feed.html http://faithfulgeek.org/cleveland-blogging-forum.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On the Cleveland Blogging Forum: presentations from 4 prominent Cleveland bloggers, George Nemeth, Thomas Mulready, Jim Kukral, and Eric Olsen. These were previews of their presentations for their BlogWorld Expo keynotes.

<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/faithfulgeek-the-blog/~4/r1DY_VUchU0" height="1" width="1"/> Joe Fiorini joe@faithfulgeek.org http://faithfulgeek.org/cleveland-blogging-forum.html http://faithfulgeek.org/unnecessary-complexity.html 2009-02-22T14:52:10Z

On the complexity of the ASP.NET web forms architecture.

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