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Programming and Minimalism

Presented by Jonathan Dahl on Aug 19, 2009

Community
Architecture,
Ruby
Topics
Language ,
Software Craftsmanship ,
Programming ,
Ruby on Rails
Tags
Ruby on Rails ,
Writing ,
Quality ,
FutureRuby
Summary
In this talk from FutureRuby, Jonathan Dahl talks about minimalism and clarity in writing and how to use these principles in programming.

Bio
Jonathan Dahl is a developer and entrepreneur. His projects include FlixCloud (http://flixcloud.com), a distributed video transcoding service partnered with On2 Technologies; Tumblon (http://tumblon.com), a site that provides parents with interactive developmental information for their children; and a few dozen consulting gig; he blogs at http://railspikes.com.

About the conference
FutureRuby isn't a Ruby conference, but a conference for Rubyists. This is a call to order - a congress of the curious characters that drew us to this community in the first place. We have a singular opportunity to express a long-term vision, a future where Ruby drives creativity and prosperity without being dampened by partisan politics.
I love this presentation by Gilad Manor Posted Aug 19, 2009 1:51 PM
Slides messed up by Troels Knak-Nielsen Posted Aug 20, 2009 8:21 AM
Great explanation by Baljeet Sandhu Posted Sep 1, 2009 7:17 AM
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    I love this presentation

    Aug 19, 2009 1:51 PM by Gilad Manor

    I loved the concepts you presented, and the form you chose to present them.



    if I may add one of my own (hard one for me :)

    Never fall in love with your own creativity




    taken from the "development war room" on giladmanor.com

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    Slides messed up

    Aug 20, 2009 8:21 AM by Troels Knak-Nielsen

    The slides are messed up around the '26 mark.

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    Great explanation

    Sep 1, 2009 7:17 AM by Baljeet Sandhu

    The points made in this talk are not entirely new, but this is the best explanation I have seen so far. Drawing analogies with other fields also helps points stick. Good job !

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