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@collin_jilbert

10 months

Got my 13th PR merged to Rails last night! This one is special to me as all but one of the other 12 have been documentation updates (the other deleted some duplicate tests) but this one is my first actual code contribution. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and supported it!❤️💎

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I love this Ruby community. It’s been incredible to me. I can’t thank it and everyone in it enough. This is why I am always trying and willing to pay it forward. I hope everyone had a great week and has an even better weekend. ❤️💎

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

The internet never lets me down.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I started working @GoRails exactly one year ago to the day. I never thought I would ever be where I am right now and I am beyond thankful for being giving this opportunity, something I’ll never forget. It’s been an amazing year and I hope this one and many more will be the same!

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

What a journey it has been... Ups and downs, back and forth. And today starts a new chapter. I am beyond excited to say that I have accepted my first Ruby on Rails developer position!!!!! 😊😊😊 Beyond stoked/excited/thankful and all the things!!!!

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

Welp.... passed my final @FlatironSchool assessment today!!!! Wooooooooo!!!!!!! So so stoked!!

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

As a fan of this series, I was happy to get an email this morning about the beta of the Rails 7 edition being released.

Agile Web Development with Rails 7

Get the comprehensive insider information you need for Rails 7 with the new edition of this award-winning classic.

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

I can't even begin to express how excited and thankful I am for this AMAZING opportunity! Thank you thank you thank you @excid3 . Here's to a great start to 2022!

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@excid3

3 years

🎉Today is @collin_jilbert 's first day @GoRails ! He's going to help with making Ruby and Rails tutorials, adding features to @jumpstartrails and working on all our open source projects. Give him a warm welcome! 🥳

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

The vibe is building

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@collin_jilbert

8 months

Sooo… see you in Detroit I suppose? 😅 Thanks to @railsconf for giving me this opportunity! This talk is about how you can contribute to @rails by taking action when encountering oddities and all the steps to get there based on a real example. I promise you can do it. 💎🤝❤️

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Here's a fun little IRB tip if you know you need a library ahead of jumping into an IRB session.

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Halfway through the C book I’ve been reading and they’re dropping truth bombs…

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Today marks the start of my 4th year writing code. I started classes at the BootCamp I attended on 11/4/19. It was 10 months of going through the program and countless hours of deeper learning on my own outside of the program. Learning to write code was one of...

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

Passed my JavaScript module assessment @FlatironSchool just now!!! Beyond stoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@collin_jilbert

6 months

Enumerable #partition is probably one of my favorite methods that I don't see used much. Works well with ActiveRecord::Relations as well 😎🤘

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@collin_jilbert

6 months

I want to do one of these with @AdamCuppy every conf going forward 🤣

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Turning 38 today. Feeling good, thankful, and stoked. A big thank you to this community, without which I don't know that I'd be where I am today. Love y'all.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

How about a RubyConf Hawaii?

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

We first met while being paired up in the guides and scholars program at RailsConf earlier this year. We left as friends. Now, the friends are reunited!

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@collin_jilbert

10 months

Happy Friday, friends! This week I made two years @GoRails and still can't believe I'm here. Forever grateful to everyone that has helped me on my journey. Stay positive out there and you'll get to where you want to be.

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Big Easy Ruby has a nice ring to it. Or Ruby on the Bayou. Just sayin’.

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

SO FREAKIN' STOKED RIGHT NOW!!! I was gifted a ticket to @rubyconf !!!! Huge thank you to @andrewmcodes & every single one of the kind folks who chipped in to gift tickets. I hope that I can pay this forward and do this for someone for next years @rubyconf THANK YOU ALL!!

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@collin_jilbert

9 months

Gotta try to budget some time this weekend to work on my first draft of a talk proposal for @railsconf . Excited but terrified as I dread public speaking. Just submitting something will be a win for me though. Baby steps.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

There’s this kid at the skate park I’ve been helping out with tips and advice for a few sessions now. Today he asked me what I do for a living. I told him. Turns out he’s planning to study computer science when he goes to college. Naturally I told him to check out Ruby.

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@collin_jilbert

6 months

I’ve only mentioned this to a few folks and I am not at all saying right now that it’s something I’m going to pursue but… I think it’d be fun to have a conf in New Orleans. Big Easy Ruby is what I’m thinking. Also maybe around either Jazz Fest or Mardi Gras 🧐🤔

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

TIL about this little nugget to convert symbol keys of hashes at all levels to strings. 😎 @excid3

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@collin_jilbert

6 months

RailsConf isn’t over for me!

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Currently at a loss for words about being @rubyconf . It’s been so nice to see/met everyone in person. It’s basically the best. I need to get some pictures tomorrow!

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

It is with great sadness I share that due to newly found personal matters, I will not be attending RailsConf this year. I’m super bummed and I will miss seeing everyone but I’m wishing you all an amazing time together. ❤️

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Wanna know, for example, what assertions are currently available to you in that test you're writing, can't remember, or just want to see what all is available to you currently? Here's something you can do:

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Today is a day I've waited for for a long time it seems. Thanks to all the folks that have taken a chance on me, allowed me to get my foot in the door and given me opportunities to change my life this is the last time I'll be making this monthly payment! GET ON OUTTA HERE!!! 😎

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

New year yesterday, new job tomorrow. 😎 Happy New Year everyone!

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@collin_jilbert

6 months

Got some fun ideas in mind for these for @railsconf next week😉

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Dear friends new and old, it has been an absolute pleasure spending time together @railsconf the past few days. I’m so glad that not only am I part of the community but that so as each and every one of you! Until next time. ❤️💎

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

It’s been a loooong time since I’ve been kicked out of a spot for skating and been threatened with having the cops called… I guess I was overdue. On the plus side I feel 16 again. 😃🛹🔥

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I would say here’s my scholar & I at the closing of @railsconf 2023 but I’d be more accurate in saying here’s my friend, @domlizarraga_ & I at the close of #railsconf 2023! Dominic is such an incredible person. He made so many new friends & gave his first ever lightning talk!

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@collin_jilbert

5 months

Later this month I’ll be turning 39. I’m surprising myself a lot lately as I’m still learning new tricks on my board. Yesterday, I got my first few front crooks ever (also got served up big time on one). I’m feeling super stoked still about it and excited to keep pushing myself.

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Felt cute, might remove later... lol. But on a serious note much like skateboarding and music, Ruby changed my life & I’m so happy to be a part of the community. I had to document this part of life on me. Side note, sorry if a bit blurring, it was kinda hard to take a pic of it.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I just offered to be a mentor to an entry-level developer. You should too. #rubyfriend

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Did a thingy😅. Thanks to @excid3 for allowing me to share this with you all and I hope you enjoy it.

GoRails

@GoRails

3 years

🔥 Just released @collin_jilbert 's first screencast on GoRails! It's a dive into manipulating Ruby scopes. Check it out here: #ruby #rubyonrails #rails

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@collin_jilbert

5 years

Do ancient astronaut theorists ever say no? #AncientAliens #historychannel

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

Aaaaand with that, all final project materials have been submitted for @FlatironSchool !!!!!!!!!!

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

As we roll into Thanksgiving here, I would like to truly give thanks. I’m thankful for all of you, friends new and old, for what I get to do day in and day out, those that have giving me chances and challenges, and for the future but also the present. Love you all, friends!

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@collin_jilbert

8 months

I just want to take a moment to introduce someone. This is Alexis. She would have been 38 years old yesterday. Accompanying this post is a song by one of her favorite bands ever. Tell everyone you love them as much as you can. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Just applied to be a guide @railsconf this year!! I had a blast being a guide at RubyConf Denver a couple years ago where I was paired with @_squdge and got to meet in person for the first time. Here's to hopefully another go at it!!

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

I'm very thankful that the bootcamp I attended taught me SQL before getting into Rails. Having foundational knowledge will go a long way for you. You can get started on that foundation here! Also, I've been hearing things about a new Rails bootcamp lately... 🤔🤔🤔🤔

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@GoRails

1 year

🎉 Just dropped a brand new 2.5 hour SQL for Beginners series by the one and only @collin_jilbert on @GoRails ! Check it out here:

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@collin_jilbert

5 months

Here's a little terminal tip for the week. I use this one all the time.

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Getting super excited to fly out to San Diego later this week with the @GoRails gang!

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

🎉 GoRails::BlackFridaySale.start!

Pricing

Pricing for GoRails Ruby on Rails monthly screencasts

gorails.com

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@collin_jilbert

9 months

I had to just hit that submit button quickly before I let imposter syndrome and nerves talk me out of it. Thanks so much to everyone that reached out to offer help and support! ❤️ The CFP for RailsConf 2024 is open and I've submitted a session!

RailsConf 2024: Call for Proposals

RailsConf, hosted by Ruby Central, is the world’s largest and longest-running gathering of Ruby on Rails enthusiasts, practitioners, and companies.For...

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Today is my last day at IMPACT. I am beyond thankful that I got to work and become friends with @morganandrewv and @stevepolitodsgn , and for the chance at my first rails job, thank you both so much. I am EXTREMELY excited about where I'll be joining next in early Jan 2022!!!

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Happy Saturday! Here's a terminal tip that might make it even better.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Here's a nifty little alias for resolving merge conflicts with Vim 😊:

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I’ve been feeling better lately, decided to go out and try to knock the rust off after not skating for a bit. Keyword try 😭🤣

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I'm at Casa de Oliver for the next few days, hanging out with @bnmxc9 and @excid3 🥰😊

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Oh my.. I made a suuuuuper simple gem and it works! 🤣🤣🤣. I've been wanting to do this for a while and finally got around to it. Now on to improving and adding to it!

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all had a good week and have an even better weekend. I just want to say that I am so glad to be friends with each and every one of you. ❤️💎🙏🤝🤗

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Want to check out the applications that were built over the weekend during the Rails Hackathon?! Head over to , play around and vote for your favorites.

Rails Hackathon

A remote hackathon for Ruby on Rails developers.

railshackathon.com

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Now I knew you could start new IRB sessions from the current session, however, I did not know that you could change the context of the new session by passing an object to the irb call! Observe:

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@collin_jilbert

9 months

Sometimes I reflect upon the many mistakes I’ve made in my life. I blame no one but myself and it’s a hard realization to come to grips with but it has also lead me to realize that no one has control over my life other than me. We are our own saviors.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I'm gonna try to work on a side project that I just started back on (basically at square one still) a little bit each day. Like ~30 - 60 min a day depending on how I feel. Aiming to launch in 10 years hahahahaha

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Ruby showing up in my life everywhere:

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

You may have seen that there are a number of ways to call methods in Ruby but there are also several ways to define methods. Here's one you may not have known:

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

May all your hopes, dreams, and goals come to fruition in this new year friends. ❤️

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Chargin’ it and getting gnarly today at the beach w/ @ItsKentastic @excid3 and @marcoroth_

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@collin_jilbert

9 months

Had a slight panic attack over the weekend thinking about the fact that if my proposal was accepted, I would actually have to produce & give that talk. Public speaking is my biggest fear. I can already hear the shake in my voice lol. That said, this is where the growth happens.

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

I started asking myself a question before I do anything each morning recently, “What am I going to build today?” It really helped shift my thinking & put a positive spin on my days. Maybe I actually build something, maybe I build knowledge, maybe a relationship. It’s been a nice.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Got to skate some transition again over the weekend. Haven’t skated in general in a bit but made a goal to skate waaay more (consistently) this year. Time to get it back right and tight!

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@collin_jilbert

5 years

Day 90: Passed my @FlatironSchool Sinatra project assessment!!!!! So stoked and ready to get onto rails!!! WOOOOOOO!!! #100DaysOfCode #PMA

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Got bored... played in IRB.

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@collin_jilbert

11 months

Happy Sunday, everyone! Here’s an out of focus kickflip for ya!

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I've noticed I feel less imposter syndrome when I stay off of Twitter for a while.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I've slowly been building a decent enough list of commands into my muscle (and actual) memory that I'm almost ready to remove vscode and just work in plain vim. I'm a believer. :)

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@collin_jilbert

9 months

Gonna start stacking clips. Here’s the first for 2024 🤘🛹

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

I’ve learned that Matz and Dave Thomas will be at RubyConf S.D. I’ve got some old ass Ruby books that I’m on a mission to get signed.

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@collin_jilbert

5 months

Since slow things are hot right now here’s another example of Rails being slow. Here’s a Rails dev doing a slow-mo crooked grind. 😎

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Great @YouTube comments on some of my @GoRails videos. I really should look into being a stand-in for him. Someone help me get in touch with his people. Retweets for potential reach are appreciated hahahah

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

So I'm 8 chapters into this C book and I just poked around some of the C files in the Ruby source code and I can actually understand some of it. Probably like 0.025% of a file but it's a start!

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

Project mode in full effect. Final one for @FlatironSchool . Had my first meeting with my career coach today as well. Already applied to about 10 jobs, expect to have to apply to ~200 or more. It's going to be a long road but honestly I'm super stoked to tread the waters. #PMA

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Haven’t had any alcohol in a week, been consistently hitting at least 4 days a week working out for the last two weeks going on three after this week. Feeling amazing! Watch the fuck out!

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Forgot I had this pic of myself and a couple of great people I admire. @JemmaIssroff @andrewmcodes

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

How many times have you called `flatten` before `join` on nested arrays? I know I'm guilty. But fear not, salvation lies within. From a recent post about what I do day to day to improve currently. Read more and view some benchmarks here:

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

As we await the release of Ruby 3.2, I sit here reading a book written during the time of Ruby 1.6.5 😅😂

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I have an idea for a small open source contribution if any junior Rails developers want to pair up on submitting a pull request for the change. Give me a shout if interested.

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

The @stimulusreflex docs really helped me out this week at work. It was incredibly easy to find what I needed & clarified what was going on. 5 minutes later I had the feature up and running properly. T’was magical. Major thanks to all the folks involved there! 🙌🙌🙌

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@collin_jilbert

4 years

Wrote and ran my first db transaction to update some records on our prod db today. Yes I was nervous 😬 😅😅

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

The Great Ruby Library of Collinxandria just got a new (old) addition… a first edition pickaxe book! Printed December 2000 covering Ruby 1.6!! 💎💎💎

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@collin_jilbert

3 years

Took my daughter out to a little Xmas village/art walk tonight. We had a blast!

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

I find the best shots of myself while editing videos...

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Went to California recently for a wedding, thought it’d be a good time for yet another read of the poignant guide during the flights. Got a bit into it and then my daughter got curious…

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

I have a side project I've been sitting on for almost two years now. Did some work on it and then put it on the back burner, really I hid it away in a drawer. I think I'm gonna knock the dust off of it and try to put in ~2 hours a week or so on it. Starting small.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I've been playing with making CLI apps a bit lately and wanted to share a short intro to how you can build simple ones that take options and args on the command line. Here is a very basic example using OptionParser from the Ruby standard library. 🧵of 🎞's:

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@collin_jilbert

1 year

Happy Father's Day to the dad's! Extra special shout out to the newest member (that I know) @_squdge . Welcome to the fold.

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

Fresh deck came in a day early. 🛹

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@collin_jilbert

2 years

I hardly ever allow notifications on my phone, and as of yesterday I’ve disabled almost all of the few that I did have enabled and it’s been so peaceful today.

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