All, I am looking for a Ruby on Rails enthusiast to help lead the development of several exciting applications - from social networking to collaboration tools. This position will initially be part-time (less than 20 hours per-week), and you can work from anywhere on the planet. HighGroove is a small firm, which means you''ll have an opportunity to work in just about any area of development - from interface design to application development. You''ll need to have excellent communication skills - personality is a huge plus. To apply, send your resume, portfolio, and a link to your blog (if applicable) to derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9Vn3ENqziS6waQ@public.gmane.org See http://www.highgroove.com for more information. Required Skills: * Ruby on Rails * Knowledge of web standards (XHTML, Javascipt, etc) * MySQL * Test-Driven development experience * Experience working on remotely collaborative projects * SVN Desired skills: * Experience with Lighttpd and FastCGI Employment terms: Contractor(hourly) Hours: Part-time -- Derek Haynes HighGroove Studios - http://www.highgroove.com Keeping it Simple. 404.593.4879
Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> writes:> I thought your name rang a bell - I remember reading your running > report of a calendar app through PlanetRuby.Yea, that guy isn''t over yet :-/. We have a "go live" date of Oct 31. Really, that''s probably a "go beta" date. The calendar is just one piece of the overall site.> I''m busy through the end of the week, but I''d like to chat with you > over the phone. Let me know if you have some free time over the > weekend (not a problem if you need a break). If you are booked, I''d > like to talk early next week.I''m working out of town for the next several weeks. Weekends are pretty busy for me. I''ve got a day-job that''s eating up my time. I''ll be free to talk after hours pretty much any night next week. You can call my cell (513-295-2844) anytime. -- Doug Alcorn - http://lathi.net/RubyOnRailsDeveloper doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org
Doug, How about 7pm Monday? - Derek On 9/29/05, Doug Alcorn <doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> writes: > > > I thought your name rang a bell - I remember reading your running > > report of a calendar app through PlanetRuby. > > Yea, that guy isn''t over yet :-/. We have a "go live" date of Oct > 31. Really, that''s probably a "go beta" date. The calendar is just > one piece of the overall site. > > > I''m busy through the end of the week, but I''d like to chat with you > > over the phone. Let me know if you have some free time over the > > weekend (not a problem if you need a break). If you are booked, I''d > > like to talk early next week. > > I''m working out of town for the next several weeks. Weekends are > pretty busy for me. I''ve got a day-job that''s eating up my time. > I''ll be free to talk after hours pretty much any night next week. You > can call my cell (513-295-2844) anytime. > -- > Doug Alcorn - http://lathi.net/RubyOnRailsDeveloper > doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >-- Derek Haynes HighGroove Studios - http://www.highgroove.com Keeping it Simple. 404.593.4879
7pm isn''t good for me. Can you move it to 8pm? I can show up then. I forget, do I bring the goat or the sword? I always get confused. Oh, and is that your real phone number? Wow, that''s brave. Just messing you man. Couldn''t resist. :-) Zed A. Shaw http://www.zedshaw.com/ On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:30:28 -0400 Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Doug, > > How about 7pm Monday? > > - Derek > > On 9/29/05, Doug Alcorn <doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> writes: > > > > > I thought your name rang a bell - I remember reading your running > > > report of a calendar app through PlanetRuby. > > > > Yea, that guy isn''t over yet :-/. We have a "go live" date of Oct > > 31. Really, that''s probably a "go beta" date. The calendar is just > > one piece of the overall site. > > > > > I''m busy through the end of the week, but I''d like to chat with > > > you over the phone. Let me know if you have some free time over > > > the weekend (not a problem if you need a break). If you are > > > booked, I''d like to talk early next week. > > > > I''m working out of town for the next several weeks. Weekends are > > pretty busy for me. I''ve got a day-job that''s eating up my time. > > I''ll be free to talk after hours pretty much any night next week. > > You can call my cell (513-295-2844) anytime. > > -- > > Doug Alcorn - http://lathi.net/RubyOnRailsDeveloper > > doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > -- > Derek Haynes > HighGroove Studios - http://www.highgroove.com > Keeping it Simple. > 404.593.4879 > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
8pm works for me too. Is there going to be a potluck? On 9/29/05, Zed A. Shaw <zedshaw-dd7LMGGEL7NBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:> 7pm isn''t good for me. Can you move it to 8pm? I can show up > then. I forget, do I bring the goat or the sword? I always get > confused. Oh, and is that your real phone number? Wow, that''s brave. > > Just messing you man. Couldn''t resist. :-) > > Zed A. Shaw > http://www.zedshaw.com/ > > On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:30:28 -0400 > Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > Doug, > > > > How about 7pm Monday? > > > > - Derek > > > > On 9/29/05, Doug Alcorn <doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> writes: > > > > > > > I thought your name rang a bell - I remember reading your running > > > > report of a calendar app through PlanetRuby. > > > > > > Yea, that guy isn''t over yet :-/. We have a "go live" date of Oct > > > 31. Really, that''s probably a "go beta" date. The calendar is just > > > one piece of the overall site. > > > > > > > I''m busy through the end of the week, but I''d like to chat with > > > > you over the phone. Let me know if you have some free time over > > > > the weekend (not a problem if you need a break). If you are > > > > booked, I''d like to talk early next week. > > > > > > I''m working out of town for the next several weeks. Weekends are > > > pretty busy for me. I''ve got a day-job that''s eating up my time. > > > I''ll be free to talk after hours pretty much any night next week. > > > You can call my cell (513-295-2844) anytime. > > > -- > > > Doug Alcorn - http://lathi.net/RubyOnRailsDeveloper > > > doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Rails mailing list > > > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > > > > > -- > > Derek Haynes > > HighGroove Studios - http://www.highgroove.com > > Keeping it Simple. > > 404.593.4879 > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2005-Sep-30 01:44 UTC
Re: [ANN] Small studio seeks part-time developer
Speaking of names ringing bells, I ran across Zed Shaw last night ... a rather outrageous rant on how programmers, especially dealing with performance testing, need to learn statistics. I''m not going to post the link because, frankly, the language was *way* offensive relative to the truth of his statements about performance testing. I was looking for his email address on the blog ... so, Mr. Shaw ... we meet at last. Ed Borasky A performance engineer who uses R (and soon Ruby) and who can contain his mouth :) Zed A. Shaw wrote:>7pm isn''t good for me. Can you move it to 8pm? I can show up >then. I forget, do I bring the goat or the sword? I always get >confused. Oh, and is that your real phone number? Wow, that''s brave. > >Just messing you man. Couldn''t resist. :-) > >Zed A. Shaw >http://www.zedshaw.com/ > >On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:30:28 -0400 >Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > >>Doug, >> >>How about 7pm Monday? >> >>- Derek >> >>On 9/29/05, Doug Alcorn <doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org> wrote: >> >> >>>Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> writes: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I thought your name rang a bell - I remember reading your running >>>>report of a calendar app through PlanetRuby. >>>> >>>> >>>Yea, that guy isn''t over yet :-/. We have a "go live" date of Oct >>>31. Really, that''s probably a "go beta" date. The calendar is just >>>one piece of the overall site. >>> >>> >>> >>>>I''m busy through the end of the week, but I''d like to chat with >>>>you over the phone. Let me know if you have some free time over >>>>the weekend (not a problem if you need a break). If you are >>>>booked, I''d like to talk early next week. >>>> >>>> >>>I''m working out of town for the next several weeks. Weekends are >>>pretty busy for me. I''ve got a day-job that''s eating up my time. >>>I''ll be free to talk after hours pretty much any night next week. >>>You can call my cell (513-295-2844) anytime. >>>-- >>>Doug Alcorn - http://lathi.net/RubyOnRailsDeveloper >>>doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Rails mailing list >>>Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>>http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Derek Haynes >>HighGroove Studios - http://www.highgroove.com >>Keeping it Simple. >>404.593.4879 >>_______________________________________________ >>Rails mailing list >>Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >>http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > >-- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://www.borasky-research.net/ http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/ http://pdxneurosemantics.com http://pdx-sales-coach.com http://algocompsynth.com
On Sep 29, 2005, at 9:44 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:> Speaking of names ringing bells, I ran across Zed Shaw last night ... > a rather outrageous rant on how programmers, especially dealing with > performance testing, need to learn statistics. I''m not going to post > the link because, frankly, the language was *way* offensive relative > to the truth of his statements about performance testing. > > I was looking for his email address on the blog ... so, Mr. Shaw ... > we meet at last. > > Ed Borasky > A performance engineer who uses R (and soon Ruby) and who can contain > his mouth :)I love that rant so much. I was glad when Zed started hanging around us Rails folks. It makes me want to average something ;) -- Scott Barron Lunchbox Software http://lunchboxsoftware.com http://lunchroom.lunchboxsoftware.com http://rubyi.st
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2005-Sep-30 02:38 UTC
Re: [ANN] Small studio seeks part-time developer
Don''t get me wrong ... I do this for a living and everything he says is true of some folks ... even managers with a math background that *should* know better. But because of the language, I can''t post it in a place where it might do some good. Then again, maybe the reason I haven''t been able to get these concepts across is because I''m too polite. :) Zed, do I have your permission to translate it into non-offensive terms and post it on http://linuxcapacityplanning.com? :) Scott Barron wrote:> > On Sep 29, 2005, at 9:44 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > >> Speaking of names ringing bells, I ran across Zed Shaw last night ... >> a rather outrageous rant on how programmers, especially dealing with >> performance testing, need to learn statistics. I''m not going to post >> the link because, frankly, the language was *way* offensive relative >> to the truth of his statements about performance testing. >> >> I was looking for his email address on the blog ... so, Mr. Shaw ... >> we meet at last. >> >> Ed Borasky >> A performance engineer who uses R (and soon Ruby) and who can contain >> his mouth :) > > > I love that rant so much. I was glad when Zed started hanging around > us Rails folks. It makes me want to average something ;) >-- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://www.borasky-research.net/ http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/ http://pdxneurosemantics.com http://pdx-sales-coach.com http://algocompsynth.com
On 9/30/05, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb-2WxwdZd67h7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Speaking of names ringing bells, I ran across Zed Shaw last night ... a > rather outrageous rant on how programmers, especially dealing with > performance testing, need to learn statistics. I''m not going to post the > link because, frankly, the language was *way* offensive relative to the > truth of his statements about performance testing.Oh please. Grow a skin. Zed''s blog post should be required reading for all programmers: http://www.zedshaw.com/blog/programming/programmer_stats.html But watch out for the *GASP* offensive language. Pffft. If it offends you, then don''t read it. -DF
Ed Borasky. My arch nemesis. We meet at last. Do you mean this link: http://www.zedshaw.com/blog/programming/programmer_stats.html Yes, I cuss like a sailor who pinched his eyeball in a door jam. But, what''s more offensive is the crap spam that google ad-words puts on that page: "Your Memory? Now improve your memory as you age!" "A New Energy Drink." "Improve Memory. Improve Memory for sale. aff check out the deals now!" "Health Supplements. Health supplements increase energy and improve memory." Which reminds me, I gotta few more of those rants to write. :-) Zed A. Shaw http://www.zedshaw.com/ On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:44:51 -0700 "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb-2WxwdZd67h7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Speaking of names ringing bells, I ran across Zed Shaw last night ... > a rather outrageous rant on how programmers, especially dealing with > performance testing, need to learn statistics. I''m not going to post > the link because, frankly, the language was *way* offensive relative > to the truth of his statements about performance testing. > > I was looking for his email address on the blog ... so, Mr. Shaw ... > we meet at last. > > Ed Borasky > A performance engineer who uses R (and soon Ruby) and who can contain > his mouth :) >
Sure, feel free to un-fuckify it and repost if you want. I think though that it''d do people more good if you wrote your own advice on the subject. I think the saddest thing about that rant is it''s like the only resource online for programmers to learn about statistics. God, that''s like learning sex education from a crack whore. Sure you''ll learn about it, but there''s got to be better cleaner ways. Zed On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:38:44 -0700 "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb-2WxwdZd67h7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Don''t get me wrong ... I do this for a living and everything he says > is true of some folks ... even managers with a math background that > *should* know better. But because of the language, I can''t post it in > a place where it might do some good. > > Then again, maybe the reason I haven''t been able to get these > concepts across is because I''m too polite. :) Zed, do I have your > permission to translate it into non-offensive terms and post it on > http://linuxcapacityplanning.com? :)
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2005-Sep-30 05:31 UTC
Re: [ANN] Small studio seeks part-time developer
Well ... I don''t plan to be a resource for *all* of statistics, but I certainly intend to be one in the realm of Linux capacity planning, including many of the points you make. Still, how many "programmers" need to know statistics? Sure, performance engineers/benchmarkers/scalability testers/capacity planners need to know statistics, and probably those who call themselves "e-marketers" need to know statistics, but a programmer in general? Oh, yeah ... one of *my* pet peeves is the bozos who go around posting nonsense like "don''t worry about performance during the design phase." It should be in the *requirements* phase! Part of the little discussions agilists need to have with their customers is not only "what does it do?" and "what should it look like?" but also "how long will your users be willing to wait before bailing out?" and "what happens when they try to access your site with a 24K dialup line?" Which is why I wrote http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/1FA7VTWZC10DN/boraskyresear-20/ and why I''m building COUGAR http://linuxcapacityplanning.blogspot.com/ Zed A. Shaw wrote:>Sure, feel free to un-fuckify it and repost if you want. I think >though that it''d do people more good if you wrote your own advice on >the subject. I think the saddest thing about that rant is it''s like >the only resource online for programmers to learn about statistics. > >God, that''s like learning sex education from a crack whore. Sure >you''ll learn about it, but there''s got to be better cleaner ways. > >Zed > >On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:38:44 -0700 >"M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb-2WxwdZd67h7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > >>Don''t get me wrong ... I do this for a living and everything he says >>is true of some folks ... even managers with a math background that >>*should* know better. But because of the language, I can''t post it in >>a place where it might do some good. >> >>Then again, maybe the reason I haven''t been able to get these >>concepts across is because I''m too polite. :) Zed, do I have your >>permission to translate it into non-offensive terms and post it on >>http://linuxcapacityplanning.com? :) >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > >-- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://www.borasky-research.net/ http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/ http://pdxneurosemantics.com http://pdx-sales-coach.com http://algocompsynth.com
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2005-Sep-30 05:33 UTC
Re: [ANN] Small studio seeks part-time developer
It didn''t offend me at all ... I just can''t talk like that and remain gainfully employed. :) Is there a "code like a pirate" day? David Felstead wrote:>On 9/30/05, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb-2WxwdZd67h7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >>Speaking of names ringing bells, I ran across Zed Shaw last night ... a >>rather outrageous rant on how programmers, especially dealing with >>performance testing, need to learn statistics. I''m not going to post the >>link because, frankly, the language was *way* offensive relative to the >>truth of his statements about performance testing. >> >> > >Oh please. Grow a skin. Zed''s blog post should be required reading >for all programmers: > >http://www.zedshaw.com/blog/programming/programmer_stats.html > >But watch out for the *GASP* offensive language. Pffft. If it >offends you, then don''t read it. > >-DF >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > >-- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://www.borasky-research.net/ http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/ http://pdxneurosemantics.com http://pdx-sales-coach.com http://algocompsynth.com
On 9/30/05, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb-2WxwdZd67h7R7s880joybQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > Oh, yeah ... one of *my* pet peeves is the bozos who go around posting > nonsense like "don''t worry about performance during the design phase." > It should be in the *requirements* phase!Like all things in programming life (and *real* life, too) there is a balance to be struck and the key wisdom is know how to decide "how much", "what" , and "when". While I agree whole-heartedly with you, and also believe that its foolish to prematurely optimize. Of course these are polar opposite beliefs. The ability discern where to be on this continuum for each pick-now/optimize-later decision is a crucial skill that comes with experience. If only I knew how to codify that experience in in writing... :-( Curt _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Derek Haynes <derek.haynes-cRsPOODq9VkXQ3Lr6voeyA@public.gmane.org> writes:> Doug, > > How about 7pm Monday?Sounds great. What timezone? ;-) On Monday evening I''ll be in CST. -- Doug Alcorn - http://lathi.net/RubyOnRailsDeveloper doug-jGAhs73c5XxeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2005-Oct-01 21:09 UTC
Re: [ANN] Small studio seeks part-time developer
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:> Well ... I don''t plan to be a resource for *all* of statistics, but I > certainly intend to be one in the realm of Linux capacity planning, > including many of the points you make. > > Still, how many "programmers" need to know statistics? Sure, > performance engineers/benchmarkers/scalability testers/capacity > planners need to know statistics, and probably those who call > themselves "e-marketers" need to know statistics, but a programmer in > general? > > Oh, yeah ... one of *my* pet peeves is the bozos who go around posting > nonsense like "don''t worry about performance during the design phase." > It should be in the *requirements* phase! Part of the little > discussions agilists need to have with their customers is not only > "what does it do?" and "what should it look like?" but also "how long > will your users be willing to wait before bailing out?" and "what > happens when they try to access your site with a 24K dialup line?" > Which is why I wrote > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/1FA7VTWZC10DN/boraskyresear-20/ > > > and why I''m building COUGAR > > http://linuxcapacityplanning.blogspot.com/COUGAR has a home!! On RubyForge, no less! http://rubyforge.org/projects/cougar/ There are three pieces to COUGAR: 1. A component for collecting performance data from servers into an RRD database. Right now, I think I can use "collectd" (http://verplant.org/collectd/) with only a few trivial mods. The mods are mostly extensions to collect the data *I* want; the author simplified things a bit more than I would. 2. A GUI-driven analytical modeling package. The closest thing out there is Neil Gunther''s "PDQ" (http://www.perfdynamics.com/Tools/PDQcode.html), although I will be re-implementing it in pure Ruby rather than driving his C code with a Ruby interface. In addition, I have more algorithms I want to implement and will be providing a GUI. 3. Rails extensions to allow the kind of client-side and server-side data gathering required to monitor, tune and do capacity planning on Rails applications. A lot of this may already be in Rails; I haven''t learned enough about what''s contained in the Rails framework. In any event, the concepts are all well-documented in the books by Menasce, et. al. as listed in the above Amazon link. If any Rails developers want to contribute to this piece, I certainly won''t attempt to stop them. :) Oh, yeah ... if there are any cougar pictures not encumbered by any intellectual property rights issues, I''d love to have them. The project definitely needs a mascot. I''ve got quite a few cougar pictures already, but I don''t know if I can actually use them other than for my own enjoyment. -- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://www.borasky-research.net/ http://borasky-research.blogspot.com/ http://pdxneurosemantics.com http://pdx-sales-coach.com http://algocompsynth.com