#blogging
4 posts
2026 - April
1 post2017 - June
1 post2008 - January
1 post2007 - February
1 post2026 - April
1 post20 Years of Blogging: Translating Everything to English
Four days ago I hit 20 years of blogging. When I sat down to write the anniversary post, I ended up doing something I never had the bandwidth for: translating the whole blog to English. With Claude Code, over a weekend.
2017 - June
1 postConference Talks, Interviews, and the Pen!
Talks, interviews, and blog posts lose their audience when they focus on what and how instead of why. Persuasion starts with understanding each audience’s priorities.
2008 - January
1 postChatting with Peter Cooper
Peter Cooper tells how he created Ruby Inside, sold Code Snippets and Feed Digest, and wrote Beginning Ruby. He argues for the right tool for each job and sees truth in Zed Shaw’s criticism.
2007 - February
1 postGetting Real Translation - Release Candidate 2 Launch
The Brazilian Portuguese translation of Getting Real reaches Release Candidate 2 with all 16 chapters translated and half the review complete. The public version comes before the final launch attempt.