PragDave

My EuroRailsConf Keynote is Online

I had an emotional trip to England back in September. I was reunited with family I hadn't seen for quarter of a century. It was the fifth anniversary of 9/11. I was due to give a keynote at the European Rails Conference, and I wasn't sure what I was going to say.

Somehow all these things came together at just the right time. The keynote is now online (44 mins). In it, I talk about terrorism, risk, fear, Ruby, Rails, and hope. I think it's one of my better talks. Enjoy.

Dan Benjamin Interview

Dan interviewed me for his Hivelogic Radio show. We chatted about publishing, languages, Rails, and strange accents.

I've moved the blogs

In my annual move to divest more of my infrastructure to third parties, I've decided to switch my blog to TypePad. This wasn't an easy decision, as I really like the flexibility that RubLog gave me. However, doing this means I can switch off yet one more virtual server.

I've also taken the opportunity to split the CodeKata out into their own separate blog.

One of the nice things about the move was the ease of migrating the content. Using the RubLog libraries and xmlrpc, I got the basic stuff moved across in less than an hour. I then went through and categorized the entries, splitting out the kata as I went. All in all, a pretty seamless transition (I hope...)

The old URL is currently redirecting, but it won't do for much longer, so update your links for my blog and the kata.