Videos

Agile is Dead

We seem to have forgotten what agility is all about. As one of the authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, this distresses me.

Why the Future is Parallel

I’ve known that the future of software development will require writing parallel applications, but I never knew the underlying reason until I did some research. (hint: it’s to do with thermodynamics)

The Ruby Object Model

Just how does Ruby do all it’s magic? In a large part it’s down to a remarkably simply and elegant object model.

I Write Bad Elixir

I feel that we’re not writing Elixir correctly. We spend too much time copying the old ways of doing things, and not enough time bending the tools to make our lives better.

About Ruby, and communities, and having fun.

The interaction of languages and the people that use them.

Between Two Daves

A short chat with my alter-ego, Dave Thomas.

My Dog Taught Me To Code

A whirlwind tour through 30 things I think about when coding.