JavaScript is no longer a toy language. Many of our applications can’t function without it. If we are going to use JavaScript to do real things, we need to treat it like a real language, adopting the same practices we use with real languages. This framework agnostic talk takes a serious look at how we develop JavaScript applications.

I am inspired by progress. I love the continuous process of taking something that is awkward, uncomfortable or even painful and making it incrementally better.

I recently switched to Sublime Text 2. As it goes with many of the finer things in life, Sublime is an acquired taste. Here are a few tips that made it easier for me to get into it.

I searched for weeks for the ideal standup desk. I could not find something that was either exactly what I wanted or reasonably priced, and I could not justify paying $800 or more for a desk that I did not love. So I built my own.

From now on, when I waste time, I’m ging to try to do it by learning something new, even if it’s something I won’t ever use.

I am thrilled to announce that I am now a GitHubber.

A quick tidbit on how to use net-ssh-gateway in your Ruby scripts to tunnel to a remote server.

I have used HAML on several client projects, and every time it drives me nuts. While there are certainly some things that are nice about it, overall it is a net loss.

If you want to fund the next great software company, then take an idea—any idea because it doesn’t really matter—and partner with someone that can execute.

I recently rolled out SSL support on Gaug.es. Gaug.es is a fairly simple Sinatra application. Most of the app requires authentication, but there are a few public URLs that are unauthenticated. Here’s how I implemented it.