clivestaples

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by clivestaples 15y ago
This makes a lot of sense and I look forward to trying this out in my own project. Thanks.
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by clivestaples 15y ago
Very interesting. I was agonizing over the weekend about which stack to use for a new project. I know Rails really well, but Express/Node.js is so hard to ignore these days. This solution seems like the best of both worlds, but I'm still no
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by clivestaples 15y ago
I believe there are plenty of problems with the points of view expressed in your original post. Not the least of which is that the Rails community was built with carefully crafted factional mentality. People called it "opinionated" software
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by clivestaples 15y ago
Did it really not occur to you that an overly-dramatic lament, with f-bombs and references to cancer, might give a bad impression? There is really very little excuse for Rubyists to have so little awareness, especially if they hope to overc
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by clivestaples 15y ago
I'm sure you're very tough and edgy but that doesn't change the fact that incessant swearing is childish and annoying. It also makes choice words too common, further reducing their punch.
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by clivestaples 15y ago
Common courtesy, decorum and a prevailing sense of personal responsibility are lost in these frothy times of high demand and inflated economy (i.e. the fast train to DoucheVille). But one day this economy is going to correct in earnest and
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by clivestaples 15y ago
I've been saying "cops need to walk beats" for years here in southern California. I interviewed in SF for about a week in October and noticed the same lack of police presence. Walk a beat, prevent crime. Hideout in car, take reports.
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by clivestaples 15y ago
Someone should have clued you in a long time ago: cussing in professional contexts is like the Hot Topic of edginess. Your defense of DHH as an entertainer is hilarious. O'Reilly presents... An Evening with DHH.
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by clivestaples 15y ago
Oh, please. I know lots of passionate people who are insanely smart and talented and "non-corporate" and still respect time-honored decorum. Why? Because enlightened and influential people choose their words very carefully to avoid acting l