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Comment on Cells bring clean re-use to your Rails views by Rails und Cells

Rails und Cells — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:05:19 +0000

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Comment on 3rdRail Fucking Rocks by mcfeely

mcfeely — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:39:36 +0000

I know this is way, way, way after the original article was written. But this product is now on v2.0, and is being sold for $99 USD for a 1-Year Term License with Maintenance.

Just figured it might be worth mentioning as I just stumbled upon this article while googling for reviews on the product.

Comment on links for 2009-06-24 by Mischa

Mischa — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:15:19 +0000

Thanks for the shoutout!

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Nick

Nick — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:13:30 +0000

love this post. good to know there are people all over the world sharing attitude.

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Jason Green

Jason Green — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:36:48 +0000

Great post!

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:45:36 +0000

Great read – I’ve been out on my own now for just 1 year. I agree with you on virtually every point – probably every one, actually. My biggest struggle so far has been maintaining focus without an outside source of accountability – of course, the paycheck or lack of one (as the case may be) *does* act as a source of accountability.

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Jeff Kehler

Jeff Kehler — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:02:36 +0000

Great article as expected. It’s hard to believe I’ve been an IT consultant for almost 20 years now. It truly is an interesting field. So many interesting people, challenges and learning experiences. I wish that IT managers kept pace with the technology and learned how to manage without so much face time. So much of a day is wasted commuting to and from work locations. Why should most of us leave our workstations at home simply to sit infront of another at a client location??? So that our manager can physically see us? Ugh… I do believe that some face time is needed to build relationships but once a project is underway and I know what my tasks are, PLEASE leave me to my work and don’t waste my time needlessly. These days the only way I want to be involved in an IT project is one that is predominantly telecommuting based. My time is too precious to be wasted.

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Ashish

Ashish — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:21:33 +0000

Excellent article. I have worked as a SW developer for 5 years now and lately been thinking of starting on my own. Having done just that you advise is terrific and gives very clear idea of what to expect. Thanks for taking time to share your insights

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Jim Lawless

Jim Lawless — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:00:16 +0000

“and their willingess to take on new ideas and technologies, never fail to impress me,”

Agreed. Great post! Good luck, Mike.

Comment on Reflections on 3 years, or so, as an independent software developer by Przemek Owczarek

Przemek Owczarek — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:15:48 +0000

Great story, good luck!