Sometimes, I write.
I find joy in building things. Then, I find joy in writing about what I've learned in the process. I suspect I learn new things just for the sake of having catchy stories to write later on. This blog is where I gather my technical entries, from newest to oldest.
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Working with tempfiles in Ruby
A while back, I needed to create XML files, send them to a distant server and delete them once the transfer completed. This is when I discovered Tempfiles and rejoiced in using Ruby.
Read this essay →2019 - a year in review
Well, here we are. December has come and gone. Now is the time to look back on what happened last year: a lot of writing and becoming a Real Developer™.
Read this essay →An Introduction to Ruby classes and objects
When you start learning Ruby, you often hear that everything is - or evaluates as - an object. Here's an introduction for developers who want to get the gist of objects and classes in Ruby.
Read this essay →Keep your finger on the pulse with RSS
Social media turned our lively corners of the web into glum ones. Let's breath life back into them with fresh signals.
Read this essay →The violence within
Our mainstream work culture cultivates systemic violence: bullying, constant competition, sexism, etc. You name it. What if talking about could empower and protect us?
Read this essay →Testing railway-oriented business transactions with Rspec
Railway-oriented business transactions are a great way to unclutter your Rails controllers. But how should we test them? Let's get down to it.
Read this essay →How to use railway-oriented business transactions to unclutter your Rails controllers
When your Rails app needs to handle multiple steps, your controllers' methods can become a mess. Let's see how to Marie-Kondo them with dry-transaction
Read this essay →Debugging PGError: ERROR: column of relation already exists
How do you fix a corrupted database's schema? Here's a hands-on tutorial on restoring your local database.
Read this essay →Meet your new friend: self
tl;dr: When you're new to coding, it's not always easy to know where the fuck you are in your code. Well, call the most unexpected friend to the rescue: self!
Read this essay →Own your story
When you put yourself out there, you get attention. Some of it is enjoyable. Some of it, not so much. It's not easy to keep your story straight.
Read this essay →WTF is time complexity? 🤔
People who learn web development through coding bootcamp aren't (usually) familiar with time complexity. They might have read the words, but that's it. I know I tried to look up the Wikipedia page only to fall asleep at the end of the first paragraph. When I finally woke up, I thought "Nevermind, I'll never have to deal with it anyway". And boy, was I wrong.
Read this essay →#TIL: a daily recap of my first two months as a Ruby on Rails developer
From early April to early June, I attended Le Wagon Paris' fullstack coding bootcamp. Each day, I shared what I'd learned on Twitter. Wanna know what it feels like to dive into coding for 2 months for the first time?
Read this essay →Life After Bootcamp: Always Be Shipping
Last week was the 9th and final week of my Ruby on Rails Bootcamp at Le Wagon Paris. My buddies and I showed to the public what could be shipped in two weeks. A lot of great projects stood out that night. But now, it’s Monday morning. The excitement has worn off over the weekend, the many naps and the odd drinks. What shall I do?
Read this essay →Add Omniauth GitHub to Your Rails App on Top of Devise
As I’ve moved into the last three weeks of Le Wagon coding bootcamp, the need to authorize people to sign-up with GitHub quickly arise. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to do it when you already use Devise to handle authentification.
Read this essay →How to set-up a lead generation strategy for small businesses: do’s 👍 and don’ts 👎
You’re building a product that can be used on the Internet? Good for you! But then, the thought of finding customers start to creep in. Should you talk about it now? Later? Should build a marketing war machine? Should you play it safe? After a few years of generating demand for companies, here is the gist of what I believe to be the best bet.
Read this essay →How to make Open Data sexy: 10 lessons learned while building opendatainception.io
In June 2015, Nicolas Terpolilli and I were ranting about the difficulty to locate Open Data portals. Poor SEO seemed to result in poor rankings. Existing listings were either outdated or partisan. We started joking around with the idea of building a truly comprehensive resource. A resource that would gather every single Open Data portal we could lay our hands on.
Read this essay →What is an API?
Wrapping your head around APIs can be challenging for non-technical users. What’s an API? What can be share through an API? Data? Services? How does one design an API?How do you code an API?
Read this essay →Recruiting Your Next Marketing Talents? Give ’em a Technical Test
Over the past years, I’ve been invited to several interviews for marketing positions. Yet, I’ve not been asked a single time to do a marketing technical test. And you know what, this sucks!
Read this essay →C'est quoi une API ?
This is the French version on an article explaining to newbies what are APIs.
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