Everyday Rails Testing
with RSpec is my first book! Learn how to test your
Rails applications the way I did and test with confidence, by focusing on core technologies and
simple, readable tests that pass. Available now through Leanpub.
Everyday Rails is a blog for
people who need to build stuff with Rails and get on to their next
project. I started it in 2010 to help beginner and intermediate Rails
developers be productive while still learning the ropes.
Recent posts
- 2017 goal status report (Q3)
- Speaking appearances in August 2017
- My love-hate relationship with static site generators
- A quick guide to picking your next tech stack
- 3 picks for February 3, 2017
Now reading
- Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Cathy O'Neil; Broadway Books)
- Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self (Manoush Zomorodi; St. Martin's Press)
- Build Stuff with Wood: Make Awesome Projects with Basic Tools (Asa Christiana; Taunton Press)
Status
Biography
I'm Aaron Sumner, of Lawrence, Kansas, USA; by way of Seattle, Washington, and Jersey County, Illinois.
I've worked on the web since 1994 when I began creating some of the very first departmental and organizational websites as an undergraduate at the University of Kansas. Over the years I've worked my way through static HTML to Applescript (yes, Applescript) to Perl to PHP to Ruby. Since 2005 I've worked mostly with Ruby and Rails, with a dose of Javascript and helping of Python.
I'm a Software Engineer at O'Reilly Media and write there sometimes, too.
When off the clock and away from the text editor, I like photography, baseball (go Cards), college sports (Rock Chalk Jayhawk), outdoor cooking, woodworking, and bowling.
I still learn new things every day. Sometimes I share them here. Thanks for following along.