Steve Sloan

Steve Sloan

Hacker, drummer, primate

Ruby or Bust!

… or, er, Something Else!

If you haven’t noticed the trend, the fact that I’m updating this blog means I’m once again between jobs. I’ve decided that I’m getting sick of C/C, and really need a daily dose of sweet, sweet Ruby Goodness. To that end, I’m on the hunt for what will probably end up being a Rails gig, preferably closer to home than downtown Seattle.

So in between job googling, I’m polishing my Rails skills a little and catching up on (two years of) the Ruby on Rails Podcast .

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