Ruby Rogues
289 RR Head First Ruby and Treehouse with JayMcGavren
December 07, 2016
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Episode 289
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289 RR Head First Ruby and Treehouse with JayMcGavren
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00:25 - Introducing Jay McGavren
1:20 - Teaching style and joining Treehouse
4:35 - Head First Ruby’s ideal audience
8:00 - Challenges with teaching
11:30 - Writing Head First Ruby
12:50 - Doing research
15:20 - Reader feedback
16:05 - Hangups when learning Ruby
20:45 - Searching for error messages
23:20 - Early days of programming
24:20 - Jay’s switch from Pearl to Ruby
30:50 - Building a thorough education with Ruby
39:05 - The rate of Ruby change
48:30 - Different languages and coding standards
Picks:
The Ace Editor github (Jerome)
Evans Mill (Charles)
Selfie Sticks (Charles)
The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin (Jay)
Special Guest: JayMcGavren.