Ruby Rogues Live

Ruby Rogues panel discussion at RailsConf 2012 (April 25)

Transcript

1. Ruby Rogues Live
   Josh Susser
   @joshsusser
   

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2. PRUDENCE
   

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3. Definition
   prudence: the quality of
   being prudent
   prudent: acting with or showing care
   and thought for the future
   

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4. Fear of Progress?
   DHH: loss aversion is the pillar of
   conservatism
   tenderlove: experienced
   developers have a lower
   tolerance for technical debt
   

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5. I have a limited budget
   for risk in my projects.
   So do you.
   (whether you know it or not)
   

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6. I hate having other
   people spend my
   risk budget for me
   

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7. Inspirational Quote
   Be regular and orderly in
   your life like a bourgeois, so
   that you may be violently
   original in your work.
   – Gustave Flaubert
   

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