https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith 2012-02-28 18:04:40 -0500 Is your Rails app sluggish? Does its performance suffer? Even with the best intentions, Rails applications can become littered with anti-patterns that negatively affect developer velocity, code clarity, and maintenance. Following a few simple patterns and strategies, you can transform your Rails application code to become more robust and functional. One that will be easier to extend and maintain. This talk will explore anti-patterns in practice and suggest fixes to ensure your Rails project is a success. Is your Rails app sluggish? Does its performance suffer? Even with the best intentions, Rails applications can become littered with anti-patterns that negatively affect developer velocity, code clarity, and maintenance. Following a few simple patterns and strategies, you can transform your Rails application code to become more robust and functional. One that will be easier to extend and maintain. This talk will explore anti-patterns in practice and suggest fixes to ensure your Rails project is a success. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/exploring-anti-patterns-in-rails https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/exploring-anti-patterns-in-rails You have been working hard to meet a deadline and then you receive an email from your boss, asking you to take on a new project. You're at capacity with your time, resources, and focus, but you still feel obliged to say "yes". This scenario is common for most of us. We don't want to say "no" because we don't want to disappoint people or let them down. This is even a bigger problem when you start leading people. Saying no enables you to focus on what's important and prevent burnout. In this talk, you will take away tools and strategies to become more confident around saying no. You have been working hard to meet a deadline and then you receive an email from your boss, asking you to take on a new project. You're at capacity with your time, resources, and focus, but you still feel obliged to say "yes". This scenario is common for most of us. We don't want to say "no" because we don't want to disappoint people or let them down. This is even a bigger problem when you start leading people. Saying no enables you to focus on what's important and prevent burnout. In this talk, you will take away tools and strategies to become more confident around saying no. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/strategies-for-saying-no https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/strategies-for-saying-no With all the development bootcamps around, there is a surplus of bright junior developers, however, everyone is looking to hire senior devs. Building a developer apprenticeship in your organisation creates a continuous learning environment. It helps all your engineers understand the technology stack, culture, and shared vocabulary. Learn how to hire for, develop, and implement a robust apprenticeship program that creates a solid pipeline of talent that will grow your business. Almost full write-up is available at: https://blog.blackmill.co/start-your-own-apprenticeship-program-37a3c33a66b9 With all the development bootcamps around, there is a surplus of bright junior developers, however, everyone is looking to hire senior devs. Building a developer apprenticeship in your organisation creates a continuous learning environment. It helps all your engineers understand the technology stack, culture, and shared vocabulary. Learn how to hire for, develop, and implement a robust apprenticeship program that creates a solid pipeline of talent that will grow your business. Almost full write-up is available at: https://blog.blackmill.co/start-your-own-apprenticeship-program-37a3c33a66b9 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/start-your-own-apprenticeship-program https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/start-your-own-apprenticeship-program In a successful software development project, a key challenge is to manage complexity because projects get very complex very quickly even within small teams. Version control is the tool for communicating intent in our codebase over the life time of the project. Rebasing allows us to revise our development history before sharing it with the team. Learn to use Git commit messages to keep track of the intent of your code changes to make it easier to make future changes. Learn how to make using feature branches less painful and more effective. Learn the mechanics of interactive rebasing, how to merge conflicts without losing precious code and how to auto-squash commits. Basically, stop fearing interactive rebasing. In a successful software development project, a key challenge is to manage complexity because projects get very complex very quickly even within small teams. Version control is the tool for communicating intent in our codebase over the life time of the project. Rebasing allows us to revise our development history before sharing it with the team. Learn to use Git commit messages to keep track of the intent of your code changes to make it easier to make future changes. Learn how to make using feature branches less painful and more effective. Learn the mechanics of interactive rebasing, how to merge conflicts without losing precious code and how to auto-squash commits. Basically, stop fearing interactive rebasing. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/story-telling-with-git-rebase https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/story-telling-with-git-rebase Presented at Full Stack Toronto Conference Presented at Full Stack Toronto Conference Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/algorithms-to-live-by-and-why-should-we-care https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/algorithms-to-live-by-and-why-should-we-care Given at AlterConf Melbourne on September 23, 2017 Given at AlterConf Melbourne on September 23, 2017 Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/feedback-matters-1 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/feedback-matters-1 Learn how to pair effectively, considering the psychological mindset when pairing, pairing etiquette, techniques, ideal desk setup... Learn how to pair effectively, considering the psychological mindset when pairing, pairing etiquette, techniques, ideal desk setup... Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/two-heads-are-better-than-one https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/two-heads-are-better-than-one Talk given at Ruby Conf AU 2016 Talk given at Ruby Conf AU 2016 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/feedback-matters https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/feedback-matters This will be a pretty long list of tips, techniques and strategies for what I found works for me when I study, including a couple of points from books I read recently, and things I would like to do. In it, hopefully, you will find one or two useful things for you. This will be a pretty long list of tips, techniques and strategies for what I found works for me when I study, including a couple of points from books I read recently, and things I would like to do. In it, hopefully, you will find one or two useful things for you. Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/how-i-learn https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/how-i-learn Talking about time zones in Ruby and Rails and working through a case study in time zones Talking about time zones in Ruby and Rails and working through a case study in time zones Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/just-in-time-railsisrael https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/just-in-time-railsisrael An overview of time zones in Rails. And handle multiple user-defined time zones in Rails with scheduled background workers, with an example of a time zones feature. Presented at Ruby Brighton, July 20, 2015 An overview of time zones in Rails. And handle multiple user-defined time zones in Rails with scheduled background workers, with an example of a time zones feature. Presented at Ruby Brighton, July 20, 2015 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/just-in-time https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/just-in-time Thu, 23 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/railscamp-merica https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/railscamp-merica What Do You Know? Sydney, 03 April, 2014 What Do You Know? Sydney, 03 April, 2014 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/regular-expressions-with-ruby https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/regular-expressions-with-ruby Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/better-web-typography-with-modular-scale https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/better-web-typography-with-modular-scale An introduction to sass including tips and some suggestions for best practices to using sass An introduction to sass including tips and some suggestions for best practices to using sass Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/sass-primer https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/sass-primer Brisbane Web Design Metting, February 2012 Brisbane Web Design Metting, February 2012 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:04:40 -0500 https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/dying-kittens-and-vendor-prefixes-dramas https://speakerdeck.com/aemeredith/dying-kittens-and-vendor-prefixes-dramas