Ruby, Elixir, and More

Yet another blog by Hal Fulton



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20180731   OK, it's not really a lost art
I was surprised to learn that an old blog entry was being discussed on reddit. Maybe I should update my comments a little. Read more...



20180705   This is only another test...
If this had been an actual blog post Read more...



20160414   Working on the blogging software
Everyone warned me not to go down this road. I didn't listen. Read more...



20151123   RubyDay was a success
On November 13, I attended Ruby Day in Turin, Italy. It was well worth the trip. Read more...



20151111   An 'in' operator for Ruby?
I have had two fairly small changes I wanted to make in Ruby. The first was realized years ago -- hashes now preserve insertion order and iterate in a predictable way. That's fairly minor, but it did/does have some use cases, and it had no impact on performance. Read more...



20151110   Ruby Day in Turin, Italy
I'm honored to be speaking on Friday at Ruby Day in Turin, Italy. See http://rubyday.it for the schedule. Read more...



20150917   Computer science as a lost art
An old friend of mine asked me this in email last night... Read more...



20150825   Immutable data (ditching the wax tablet)
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Phoenix training prior to the Lone Star Ruby Conference in Austin. I was talking with Bruce Tate, and he shared with me some thoughts about functional programming in general. Read more...



20150811   Announcement coming soon...
Maybe this will stir your curiosity a little. I hope it does. I've started working on a project with someone else, and I think it will be really worthwhile. Read more...



20150810   Concerning the term "monkeypatching"
There have been many "dark days" in the Ruby community, some much darker than others. Read more...



20150727   Phoenix isn't Rails
I don't know Elixir very well at all. But I've started to learn Phoenix now. The first thing to know: Phoenix is not Ruby on Rails (nor is it "Elixir on Rails"). Read more...



20150723   Ruby for Dinosaurs...
I have a good friend I've known since college. He was much older than I was (though now somehow we are much closer together in age). He was a mentor to me with regard to computers and other things. Read more...



20151111   An 'in' operator for Ruby?
I have had two fairly small changes I wanted to make in Ruby. The first was realized years ago -- hashes now preserve insertion order and iterate in a predictable way. That's fairly minor, but it did/does have some use cases, and it had no impact on performance. Read more...



20150825   Immutable data (ditching the wax tablet)
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Phoenix training prior to the Lone Star Ruby Conference in Austin. I was talking with Bruce Tate, and he shared with me some thoughts about functional programming in general. Read more...



20150727   Phoenix isn't Rails
I don't know Elixir very well at all. But I've started to learn Phoenix now. The first thing to know: Phoenix is not Ruby on Rails (nor is it "Elixir on Rails"). Read more...



20150722   Elixir Conf 2015 announced
Elixir Conference 2015 will be in early October in Austin, Texas! Read more...



20150723   Ruby for Dinosaurs...
I have a good friend I've known since college. He was much older than I was (though now somehow we are much closer together in age). He was a mentor to me with regard to computers and other things. Read more...



20150720   Upcoming Lone Star Ruby Conference...
After a short hiatus, LSRC is back! Join us in Austin next month. Speakers have just been announced. Read more...



20150717   How to turn your brain sideways
If you think in OOP, as I do, then functional programming is a great way to shake your neurons out of their complacency. Read more...



20140917   Programmers and word processing
The other day, I was thinking about the mechanics of writing. Not grammar, spelling, and punctuation, but the actual work flow involved. Read more...



20140729   Elixir Conf 2014
Last week in Austin, I attended the world's first Elixir conference. It was very energizing! Read more...