Welcome to Rails Freak!
Welcome! I’m very pleased to be starting Rails Freak, a place for my occasional essays and rants regarding Rails development and other related issues.
Who am I?
My name is Marnen Laibow-Koser. I’ve been developing Web applications since 1999, and working with Rails almost continuously since just before version 1.0 was released in 2007; I used to be quite active on the Rails mailing list, and may be again someday. I know Rails well and love it, but I also try to bring the lessons learned in my pre-Rails days to my Rails development.
Why this blog?
Honestly, I’m terrible at maintaining blogs: I have relatively little spare time, and many projects to fill it with. But I hope I have some things of value to say about Rails development, and this seems like a good way to do so.
Why is it called Rails Freak?
The word “freak” has two meanings:
- Someone passionate about something; a fan.
- Someone out of the ordinary, unusual, perhaps even heretical.
I am a Rails freak in both senses.
- I love Rails and am passionate about getting the most out of it and evangelizing it to others.
- While I like the “Rails way” in general, there are many specific cases where I believe there are better ways to do things. I hope to use this blog to discuss how to improve on certain of the Rails norms without doing violence to the basic spirit of Rails and the wonderful things it makes possible.
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Is there something you’d like me to write about? Do you have an idea for a guest post? Leave a comment or e-mail me! While I’m not qualified to write about everything, I’ll take reader preferences very strongly into consideration as I create future posts.
