This feature has been around for a bit but I only took notice of it recently. Considering I work at Goodreads and am looking at the site constantly, I take that as a sign that it may be a little buried. If you’re a frequent user of your local library, then it may be [...]
One thing that really irks me when developing is bad error messages. Bad as in unhelpful. Bad as in vague. Bad as in “WTF, I fixed the problem, but I still don’t know what that error message meant.”
That message was caused by me passing in a hash instead of an array of hashes. Luckily, I [...]
King’s Highway, the restaurant in the same building as the Ace Hotel lobby/check-in area, is what I pictured a diner in the 70s to look like, maybe a bit hipper. Likewise, the food is a hipper version of 70s diner food.
Upon sitting down, an interestingly dressed older woman with fantastic glasses plopped down a small [...]
The Well-Grounded Rubyist by David Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was suggested to me by someone as a helpful book for someone new to the language but not new to programming in general. I found this more helpful than the Pickaxe book because it’s concise with examples while being detailed in the [...]
Yesterday, I completed my first week of employment at GoodReads.com.It’s tough starting a new job, learning a new programming language, and just getting used to new conventions, but it went alright. I even got a few tickets done thanks to a lot of tips from my co-workers.
I mostly worked on google maps integration on our [...]
Just a short note for now because I got up at 6:30am and had a hard but fun day at work. Now I’m pooped. Today’s my first official week at work. Oh yeah, I work at GoodReads.com now. For those not in the know, think of facebook + yelp for people who like books. [...]
I scored a new job and I had breakfast with J. Gold today. I have to say, I’m floating on clouds now. J. Gold was how I imagined he’d be, which was nice. I was afraid that I was going to be all internet-awkward, but I think we had a pleasant meal together. It also [...]
