pragdave's profile picture. Programmer turned publisher (but mostly programmer)

Dave Thomas

@pragdave

Programmer turned publisher (but mostly programmer)

Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

🚨New Episode Alert🚨 A few days ago I was joined by @pragdave and @srbaker to discuss misunderstood concepts in tech. We strayed away from that so as a bonus you also get: - A comparison of the state of the car industry vs the tech industry 60 years in. 👇


til: Windsurf can load an execute ipynb norebooks


Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

Building a new feature is like buying a puppy. The initial price is a trifle compared to the years of burden and expense that follow. You should make sure you really want that puppy before you buy it.


Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

The last day of $350 tickets is TODAY. Grab yours!


Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

"Code reuse is a myth, and most abstractions rot faster than they’re shared." from an upcoming book on Functional Programming in Elixir


Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

Only a few days left to get $350 tix for SF Ruby Conf!!

Thinking of joining us at #SFRuby Conf? 👀 We are only selling general admission tix until Oct 22nd! That means you only have SIX DAYS to get your ticket for just $350! Afterward, tickets will increase to $450. 🐦 Get yours now & share with your team: luma.com/sfrubyconf2025



4k of ram from a 1970s IBM 370. I had a party time job as an operator as a student.

pragdave's tweet image. 4k of ram from a 1970s IBM 370. I had a party time job as an operator as a student.

Here's the post on premature optimization that lewd to the "dumbdave" coupon last week: open.substack.com/pub/pragdave/p…


Just came across this while packing up. From my very first programming class.

pragdave's tweet image. Just came across this while packing up. From my very first programming class.

Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

We want more companies to choose Ruby and Rails for new products and grow into big stories of success. That's why we are hosting the San Francisco Ruby Conference on November 19-21. We have a lot to celebrate, to learn, and to build! Join at sfruby.com Tickets at…

inazarova's tweet image. We want more companies to choose Ruby and Rails for new products and grow into big stories of success. That's why we are hosting the San Francisco Ruby Conference on November 19-21. We have a lot to celebrate, to learn, and to build! Join at sfruby.com
Tickets at…

Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

It's a PragPicks Weekend! This week's titles ALL back on sale; 40% off with code PragPicks Both Ebook and Audio Versions included This week's Titles: The Stress Equation (Including Audio Book) Build a Binary Clock with Elixir and Nerves Rust Brain Teasers From Objects to…


This is so true. I've been doing it for years, and never once regretted it.

🧹 Old Rails migrations add noise, not value. They rarely run, often break, and only make your codebase harder to navigate. Time to tidy up. #Rails blog.julik.nl/2025/10/delete…



Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

Migrating my Existing Elixir App to Ash Framework by Matt Savoia buff.ly/yJOsm38

ElixirTip's tweet image. Migrating my Existing Elixir App to Ash Framework by Matt Savoia buff.ly/yJOsm38

Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

A great opportunity to get the 2nd edition of Your Code as a Crime Scene with a 40% discount.

Pragmatic Picks Code PragPicks saves you 40% 🧵 for 🔗 📙 Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up 🎧 Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up AudioBook 📗 Practical A/B Testing 📘 Your Code as a Crime Scene, Second Edition 📕 Advanced Functional Programming with Elixir



Dave Thomas đã đăng lại

🔥 “Agile is dead,” says @pragdave. In our latest #GOTOPodcast, he tells Thoughtworks’ @sarahtarap why agile lost its soul & how devs can reclaim simplicity with his Orient–Step–Learn framework. 🎧 Listen now: gotopia.tech/podcast

GOTOcon's tweet image. 🔥 “Agile is dead,” says @pragdave.

In our latest #GOTOPodcast, he tells Thoughtworks’ @sarahtarap  why agile lost its soul & how devs can reclaim simplicity with his Orient–Step–Learn framework.

🎧 Listen now: gotopia.tech/podcast

Loading...

Something went wrong.


Something went wrong.