Comments on: Ruby in Steel http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/ Tales from the field... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: joeyDotNet http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-180 joeyDotNet Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:07:39 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-180 "But, of course, it might mean giving up your multi-million dollar jobs as .Net dudes. :)" Umm, yeah. Not sure about the million dollar thing... :P But one of my recent commenters was right. RoR is already spoiling me and I've only been playing with it for a couple weeks. I really need to find a way to do more Ruby work in my "day job". :D So, having done .NET for the past 5 years(?) pretty much exclusively, I'm more than ready for a change! “But, of course, it might mean giving up your multi-million dollar jobs as .Net dudes. :) ”

Umm, yeah. Not sure about the million dollar thing… :P

But one of my recent commenters was right. RoR is already spoiling me and I’ve only been playing with it for a couple weeks. I really need to find a way to do more Ruby work in my “day job”. :D

So, having done .NET for the past 5 years(?) pretty much exclusively, I’m more than ready for a change!

]]> By: mike http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-179 mike Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:44:18 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-179 @Joe - I'm not sure if Vista runs on Fusion but it definitely runs on Parallels. I can't imagine VMWare not supporting Vista - that would kind of kill their credibility. @Joe – I’m not sure if Vista runs on Fusion but it definitely runs on Parallels. I can’t imagine VMWare not supporting Vista – that would kind of kill their credibility.

]]> By: Joe Ocampo http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-178 Joe Ocampo Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:00:06 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-178 @Mike Shhhh...I won't tell Microsoft if you won't! Does Vista run on Fusion? I am going to be dabbling in some WPF stuff. @Mike

Shhhh…I won’t tell Microsoft if you won’t!

Does Vista run on Fusion? I am going to be dabbling in some WPF stuff.

]]> By: mike http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-177 mike Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:45:28 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-177 Make the jump to Mac! I did it almost a year ago. I swore non-stop for the first month (how the f@*k do I right-click on this thing?) but now that I'm used to it I hate using Windows. Fusion will definitely make it nice and I think BootCamp is integrated right into the new OS when it comes out in the next little while. The only thing that I hate about the Mac is iTunes - it's like it tries to be too smart. Kind of like every edition of Office that's been released since 2002. But, of course, it might mean giving up your multi-million dollar jobs as .Net dudes. :) Make the jump to Mac! I did it almost a year ago. I swore non-stop for the first month (how the f@*k do I right-click on this thing?) but now that I’m used to it I hate using Windows.

Fusion will definitely make it nice and I think BootCamp is integrated right into the new OS when it comes out in the next little while. The only thing that I hate about the Mac is iTunes – it’s like it tries to be too smart. Kind of like every edition of Office that’s been released since 2002.

But, of course, it might mean giving up your multi-million dollar jobs as .Net dudes. :)

]]> By: joeyDotNet http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-176 joeyDotNet Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:52:24 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-176 Ha! Well, why not. There's already a "support program" for folks who want to switch from .NET to Ruby. (http://softiesonrails.com) :D Ha! Well, why not. There’s already a “support program” for folks who want to switch from .NET to Ruby. (http://softiesonrails.com) :D

]]> By: Joe Ocampo http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-175 Joe Ocampo Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:41:42 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-175 Lets put up a site for abused windows developers who want to become Mac heads. We'll use paypal and raise millions! Lets put up a site for abused windows developers who want to become Mac heads. We’ll use paypal and raise millions!

]]> By: joeyDotNet http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-174 joeyDotNet Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:27:15 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-174 Now if I could just find a spare $2500 to get me a MacBook Pro, I'll be set. :) Now if I could just find a spare $2500 to get me a MacBook Pro, I’ll be set. :)

]]> By: joeyDotNet http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-173 joeyDotNet Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:26:01 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-173 Exactly. With things like VMWare Fusion, BootCamp, etc., I don't see much of a reason *not* to use a Mac. And that's what I hear a lot of other folks saying as well. Exactly. With things like VMWare Fusion, BootCamp, etc., I don’t see much of a reason *not* to use a Mac. And that’s what I hear a lot of other folks saying as well.

]]> By: Joe Ocampo http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-172 Joe Ocampo Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:44:02 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-172 @Joey "e" you say ehhh... :-) I have been getting the Mac bug myself. It makes sense for professional developers, since it allows you to develop for all three platforms on one machine. At least that is what I am telling myself. @Joey

“e” you say ehhh… :-)

I have been getting the Mac bug myself. It makes sense for professional developers, since it allows you to develop for all three platforms on one machine.

At least that is what I am telling myself.

]]> By: joeyDotNet http://lostechies.com/joeocampo/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel/#comment-171 joeyDotNet Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:20:56 +0000 /blogs/joe_ocampo/archive/2007/09/13/ruby-in-steel.aspx#comment-171 @Joe, FWIW, I'm using the "e" text editor right now for all of my ruby/rails coding and am thinking about buying it. It's basically the closest thing to TextMate as we can get for Windows and it supports the same TextMate bundles. If you haven't seen TextMate in action, boy does it rock. I'm seriously thinking about making a MAC my next "PC" purchase, and can't wait until I can actually use TextMate. @Joe,
FWIW, I’m using the “e” text editor right now for all of my ruby/rails coding and am thinking about buying it. It’s basically the closest thing to TextMate as we can get for Windows and it supports the same TextMate bundles. If you haven’t seen TextMate in action, boy does it rock. I’m seriously thinking about making a MAC my next “PC” purchase, and can’t wait until I can actually use TextMate.

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