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• SyntaxHighlighter

  [source:ruby]
  # Hey Steven. This plugin works well for
  # syntax highlighting!
  def SyntaxHighlighter
  @syntax = Highlight.find(:all, :conditions => [’works_with = ?’, @wordpress])
  end
  # Yes!
  [/source]

  Posted on Aug 16.07 to Agile Development, Code, Ruby on Rails, Uncategorized   

• Agility Takes a Toll, But the Reward is Great!

  update: link at bottom now works
  It’s time to move forward with the next release of I Slept Great!, which includes bug fixes, focuses on better responses from the tracker, and an easier signup process for the user. It’s always been a challenge for me to move past version 1 of a release because I […]

  Posted on Aug 16.07 to Agile Development, Code, Ruby on Rails, Theory, Uncategorized   

• Plan yours

  I’ve never really sat down to think about where I want to be in 20 years. I’ve done a lot of things the past few years to achieve a better future, but for what exactly — I’m not sure. I know I want to be succesful and have a family I can provide […]

  Posted on Aug 14.07 to Featured, Life   

• Refactor or Rewrite

  Part of being a good developer requires the distinction between knowing when to refactor your code, or rewrite it. Overwhelmed with deadlines and work load, I managed to tally the style sheet for I Slept Great! to over 2000 lines. 2000 lines! Can you imagine how long it takes for something that […]

  Posted on Aug 13.07 to CSS, Code, Theory