He’s CTO at CoverageBook, Rubyist, Conference Organizer of Brighton Ruby, Speaker, Bootstrapper & Twin Dad.

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  1. What’s the difference between Rails’s try and the safe navigation (&.) operator? April 28th, 2025
  2. Using Deep Duplication to Avoid Surprises March 13th, 2025
  3. Ordinal Numbers in Rails: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th February 5th, 2025
  4. Use blank? and present? in Rails November 11th, 2024
  5. Launching UsingRails: A Directory of Rails-Based Organisations October 16th, 2024
  6. Compress Your Images June 5th, 2024
  7. Railsconf Detroit 2024: A Co-chair’s Perspective May 19th, 2024
  8. Validate Email Addresses February 26th, 2024
  9. Read the .ruby-version into your Gemfile February 7th, 2024
  10. Why go to a Ruby or Rails conference? February 2nd, 2024
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