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Joshua Paling
March 10, 2015
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Joshua Paling
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@joshuapaling JOSS
SUPERSTITION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
POST PUBLICATION DATE
POST PUBLICATION DATE <%= published_at(post) %>
POST PUBLICATION DATE <%= published_at post %>
POST PUBLICATION DATE <%= @published_at post %>
POST PUBLICATION DATE <%= @post published_at %>
POST PUBLICATION DATE <%= @post.published_at %>
YAAAAY <%= @post.published_at %>
??????? <%= @post.published_at %>
SUPERSTITION DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
1. STOP!
2. Feel terribly guilty
2. Feel terribly guilty DON’T
3. Break it down
4. Put it together
5. Get faster at it
WHY?
SIMPLE
FRAMEWORKS NO
GEMS NO
BROWSER NO
TESTS NO
TERMINAL + TEXT EDITOR