Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
Following the release of Ruby1.9.2-p136 source and RubyInstaller, I’ve taken time to update RailsFTW accordingly. Head on over to http://railsftw.bryanbibat.net/ for the latest installer.
Aside from updating the patch level, I’ve also taken time to figure out how to build the mysql2 gem using MariaDB instead of MySQL. Less chance of lawsuits = more fun for us.
As a bonus, here’s a screenshot of RailsFTW showing HAML, rspec, and Capybara working properly on Windows:
In our age of rampant consumerism, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that you could only achieve great things only with the best equipment available.
There are two unfortunate side effects to this mentality:
But the reality is you don’t need to shell out tons of cash to be good at what you want to do. Ask any expert from any field, from the arts, to scientific fields, to sports, and they will all tell you one thing: focus on the basics.
Here’s what Freddie Wong (maker of famous After Effects heavy videos like Flower Warfare and Time Crisis) has to say about this:
Continue reading “I’ll do it once I get [insert awesome hardware/software here]!”
My parents don’t get along with me but once in a while some topics come up where I can join in the discussion.
The topic in question was about an aunt worrying about one of my cousins, namely, the lack of direction in his life. He graduated college, but unfortunately failed the board exam. Which is kind of expected: from what I’ve heard, he spends his time just lazing around the house or hanging around with friends (most likely playing DotA). He’s also somewhat spoiled; he only got his OJT work because his mom pulled some strings in her company, and he couldn’t get a job on his own now that he’s graduated (not to mention that his mom even had to accompany him to PRC to see his board exam results ಠ_ಠ).
In short, he’s exactly the opposite of me.
(Well, aside from the lazing around the house part which I did for over a year. But then again, I used my savings then and didn’t take a cent from my folks.)
Anyway, even though I’m usually quiet about these discussions, I couldn’t help but give my (snarky) 2 cents:
“Why don’t they let him apply in McDonald’s or something?”
It was only later that I realized that my suggestion actually made sense.
Aside from revision control and coding standards, college students aren’t exposed to another important part of software development, namely, the significance behind the choice of programming font.
Okay, so the choice of font isn’t really that important. But it’s still worth considering when you take into account that you’re going to get noticeable benefits for such a small investment.
In the field of management, there are two principles about incompetence that every manager must know.