In my previous post I argued that the hunt is on for a better way to code, a way more suited for a designer’s need to test new interactions. I said I wanted a process less like solving a Rubik’s cube and more like throwing a pot. What does this actually mean? “I want to… Read More
Tag: programming
DIY Development
The WSJ Business Technology blog has a post about “Where the Next Generation of Techies Won’t Come from“. Aside from offending my grammatical sensibilities, you know, ending a sentence with a preposition, the post interests me for a couple reasons. The crux of the post refers to statistics published by the Computer Research Association that… Read More
On JavaScripting
Now a little something for our techie readers… we do have a few right? One aspect of Ruby on Rails that I don’t like (surprising, I know) is the bundled Prototype JavaScript library. When Prototype came out, I loved it. The $() selector introduced a novel way of writing JS code. Then other libraries came… Read More
On Hiring a Web Developer
While looking for a developer to hire into our team, I’ve been particularly focused on looking for someone who has a strong web development background. Just because a programmer has written complex c, c++, java code or knows how to hack linux kernels does not mean they can build a web application. A web developer/engineer… Read More
Are you passionate about Ruby on Rails? We’re hiring!
If you love to build Web 2.0 style applications (preferably using Ruby on Rails), we’re interested in you. We’re a small team inside Oracle that’s focused on applying “2.0” style concepts to our apps and possibly building new enterprise applications. We’re looking for someone who has a strong background with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML,… Read More