Weeknotes: 16 December to 20 December 2024

What I have found gripping

• The following terminal command outputs a detailed list of files and directories including hidden ones. It means list all:

  ls -la
  

• Parsing a URL using Ruby then extracting a domain name with different approaches before choosing one that will allow for code readability

• Bouncing ideas off other people is thrilling

• In Rails, the debug helper will print out variables

debug

What I have read

• What is code readability? Karin Hendrikse

• From gatekeeping to empowerment: inclusive knowledge sharing at conferences, Karin Hendrikse

• Code readability: an overview, Clifton Davies

• module URI,

• Calm December again, Paul Campbell

• The 8 most in-demand tech skills in 2025 (with skill tests), Pluralsight

What I have watched

Rethinking the developer career path, Randall Koutnik

Featured quote

Coding is a social activity. Your code does not exist in a vacuum, just implementing a lone task. The code you write will be re-read by many other developers, who want to either understand or modify how your code works. — Gergely Orosz

Further reading and resources

In English

• Debugging Rails applications, Rails Guides (version 8.0)

• 2025 tech job market statistics and outlook, Alison Roller
  

In French

• Réussis tes tests techniques & code une application IA, Alors on dev

It’s been interesting to share these public weeknotes. They have mainly featured people I have learned from (near and far). Thank you for reading them. That said, I will pause them for now.

Beyond that, I’m grateful for having had the opportunity to read the perspectives of folks in different parts of the world on new and niche ideas. More on that in future weeknotes.

Wishing you Happy Holidays.