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Scott Stewart: June 2010
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010. I'm reorganizing some domains and will be moving my thought-scope blog url to my business url:. Http:/ blog.scopestar.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I build business software, drink lots of black coffee, ride motorcycles, read sci-fi, and like ruby, puppies and startups. A Team focused collaboration solution for the 21st century workplace. Accomplish more together, with teamwork. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Scott Stewart: my thoughts on technical debt
http://blog.scopestar.com/2013/04/my-thoughts-on-technical-debt.html
Tuesday, April 2, 2013. My thoughts on technical debt. I'm calling bullshit on the "technical debt" brouhaha. Everywhere I turn I hear developers blabbering over technical debt. Developers crying about "repaying all this debt or we will be crippled.' Blah, blah, blah. Bullshit. Technical debt really only matters if your app is a success. And by success I mean that the app adds business value and has a reason to survive, be maintained, and grow. And by this definition, it is already a success. As professi...
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Scott Stewart: slim from a haml user's perspective
http://blog.scopestar.com/2011/11/slim-from-haml-users-perspective.html
Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Slim from a haml user's perspective. I've been a fan of haml. Since first taking a look at it in 2007. I use it almost exclusively on all my projects. Lately, I've been hearing more about slim. There is a fundamental difference in how markup versus content is treated between the two frameworks. And, after working with slim for a few hours, I'm not sold on its syntax. Maybe its my years of familiarity with haml that is causing some friction. Haml takes the approach that html e...
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Scott Stewart: July 2010
http://blog.scopestar.com/2010_07_01_archive.html
Saturday, July 10, 2010. 5 minutes with Safari 5. I just upgraded to Safari 5 about 5 minutes ago. and already feel compelled to blog about it! Right off the bat, it was noticeably faster loading pages and running scripts! No benchmark tests necessary. Its just noticeably faster. Secondly, Safari Reader, the new streamlined article reader extension is absolutely beautiful! My first question, is how does this work? Is Safari Reader looking for special markup? New HTML 5 article tags perhaps? Why can't I u...
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Scott Stewart: November 2011
http://blog.scopestar.com/2011_11_01_archive.html
Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Slim from a haml user's perspective. I've been a fan of haml. Since first taking a look at it in 2007. I use it almost exclusively on all my projects. Lately, I've been hearing more about slim. There is a fundamental difference in how markup versus content is treated between the two frameworks. And, after working with slim for a few hours, I'm not sold on its syntax. Maybe its my years of familiarity with haml that is causing some friction. Haml takes the approach that html e...
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Scott Stewart: Rails 3.1 require_tree CSS
http://blog.scopestar.com/2011/09/rails-31-requiretree-css.html
Monday, September 5, 2011. Rails 3.1 require tree CSS. This is a post about a Rails 3.1 convention and choice used to assemble your application's CSS file. Its not a post about the general idea of the Rails 3.1 asset pipeline, but assumes familiarity with that. I also offer a simple alternative that might be considered that isn't too far off from the default. So, my basic gripe is that seldom (if ever! Will you have a situation that suggests assembling all css under your "root" css directory will make se...
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Scott Stewart: July 2014
http://blog.scopestar.com/2014_07_01_archive.html
Monday, July 14, 2014. Is a workplace team collaboration and productivity application perfect for self-organized, cross-functional and remote teams. I've had the pleasure to consult, contract, and work for quite a few companies over the years; everything from small businesses to large enterprise organizations. One consistent thing I've discovered along the way is the need for better team collaboration and knowledge sharing. What tools do you use to promote teamwork at your organization? Earlier in my car...
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Scott Stewart: April 2013
http://blog.scopestar.com/2013_04_01_archive.html
Friday, April 26, 2013. My thoughts on technical debt take 2. I did a bad job last week conveying my thoughts on technical deb. A friend that knows me well enough to have an idea of my opinion on the subject let me know that the post didn't sound like me. So, I'll take a minute to try and review what i was saying. This isn't how I would have done it. This code is too procedural. This code is too object oriented. Why are you using this gem, plugin, etc; thats a liability. Do you see where I'm going? There...
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Scott Stewart: October 2014
http://blog.scopestar.com/2014_10_01_archive.html
Sunday, October 5, 2014. Finding Time to Compose. Over the past year I've been building TeamworkHub. Before that it was something else, and before that another thing. All the way back to when I was a kid building things with an erector set and whatever broken appliance and electronic parts I could confiscate from my parents. I guess I've always been building something. We are left to our own desires and motivations to find time to build stuff. The ironic (and awesome! I'll find my comfy coding hoodie, br...
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