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Kevin Gilpin

Teacher in training. Founder @ AppLand.com. Flying, hockey, family fun.

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Why We’re Bringing “Google Maps for Code” to Node.js Apps
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Why We’re Bringing “Google Maps for Code” to Node.js Apps

#webdev #javascript #typescript
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Upgrade your Rails workflow using visual code maps 10:23
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Upgrade your Rails workflow using visual code maps

#rails #vscode #productivity
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Visualize the architecture of your Node.js app in under 5 minutes
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Visualize the architecture of your Node.js app in under 5 minutes

#node #javascript #architecture #vscode
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What's the state of Ruby? Is it trending down for good or just settling in to a mature niche role?

Rails is special because it's good at so many things. It's ea...

LiveStream - Better code reviews with AppMaps - June 3 @ 1PM EDT

Hi, thanks to those of you who joined this AppMap livestream!...

Visualize the architecture of your Java app in IntelliJ IDEA, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

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Litmus Tests in Tech

What’s wrong with this? Seems like the classes support in JS ...

Pull requests aren't about mistrust

Agree. For example on our team we frequently open a Draft PR ...

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Talk Notes: "DocOps: engineering great documentation" by Adam Butler

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How to auto-generate OpenAPI docs for Django, Flask, Spring and Rails apps 01:59
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How to auto-generate OpenAPI docs for Django, Flask, Spring and Rails apps

#python #java #rails #webdev
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Career Insights from a Developer-turned-CTO-turned-VC
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Career Insights from a Developer-turned-CTO-turned-VC

#startup #career
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See how Java frameworks like Spring work with your code 07:32
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See how Java frameworks like Spring work with your code

#java #debugging #webdev
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Interview with a UX expert - How to design impactful developer tools
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Interview with a UX expert - How to design impactful developer tools

#ux #webdev #startup
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Free CBD (code behavior diagrams) for developers
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Free CBD (code behavior diagrams) for developers

#webdev #humor #ruby #python
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Make performance fixes easy to review by showing the "before" and "after"
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Make performance fixes easy to review by showing the "before" and "after"

#webdev #performance #ruby #python
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Quickly find and fix performance problems by combining performance, debug, and execution trace info 03:24
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Quickly find and fix performance problems by combining performance, debug, and execution trace info

#python #webdev #performance #codequality
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GitLab Commit 2021 - Upgrade your development workflow with interactive code maps
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GitLab Commit 2021 - Upgrade your development workflow with interactive code maps

#techtalks #ruby #webdev #devops
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Countdown: Runtime code maps at GitLab Commit 2021 02:49
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Countdown: Runtime code maps at GitLab Commit 2021

#webdev #productivity #ruby #python
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Catching tricky bugs with runtime code analysis
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Catching tricky bugs with runtime code analysis

#rails #architecture #webdev #database
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Onboarding to new code with runtime code maps 09:15
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Onboarding to new code with runtime code maps

#showdev #architecture #rails #learning
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How I take the guesswork out of my debugging process
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How I take the guesswork out of my debugging process

#debugging #productivity #rails
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To all the entrepreneur dads and parents of all kinds
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To all the entrepreneur dads and parents of all kinds

#startup #feels
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How to auto-document the database schema of your Rails app 04:08
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How to auto-document the database schema of your Rails app

#techtalks #rails #database
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LiveStream - Better code reviews with AppMaps - June 3 @ 1PM EDT
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LiveStream - Better code reviews with AppMaps - June 3 @ 1PM EDT

#ruby #python #java #productivity
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How to auto-generate detailed Swagger/OpenAPI for all your Rails routes 12:49
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How to auto-generate detailed Swagger/OpenAPI for all your Rails routes

#techtalks #rails
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Visualize the architecture of your Ruby app in RubyMine, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes 02:12
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Visualize the architecture of your Ruby app in RubyMine, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

#ruby #rails #webdev #productivity
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How to auto-document the end-to-end code and data flows of your Rails app 06:30
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How to auto-document the end-to-end code and data flows of your Rails app

#techtalks #rails
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We need a better way to communicate and explain our code decisions 06:35
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We need a better way to communicate and explain our code decisions

#techtalks #rails #productivity
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Visualize the architecture of your Java app in IntelliJ IDEA, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes 02:32
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Visualize the architecture of your Java app in IntelliJ IDEA, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

#java #webdev #productivity #intellij
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Generate Swagger for your Rails project, with no code changes, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes 02:34
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Generate Swagger for your Rails project, with no code changes, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

#ruby #rails #vscode #productivity
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RailsConf 2021 - Teach your code to describe its own architecture
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RailsConf 2021 - Teach your code to describe its own architecture

#rails #vscode #productivity #ruby
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Beginners mind - How to effectively review your own code
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Beginners mind - How to effectively review your own code

#productivity #architecture #codereview #programming
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Video: Visualize the architecture of your Java app, in VS Code, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes 02:27
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Video: Visualize the architecture of your Java app, in VS Code, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

#java #architecture #webdev #vscode
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Freedom to decide, responsibility to explain - How and why to automate your architecture docs
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Freedom to decide, responsibility to explain - How and why to automate your architecture docs

#architecture #programming #codequality #tooling
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We knocked out our own site with a slow query
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We knocked out our own site with a slow query

#architecture #database #codequality
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Video: Visualize the architecture of your Python app, in VS Code, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes 02:33
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Video: Visualize the architecture of your Python app, in VS Code, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

#python #vscode #webdev #architecture
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Scalable JSON processing using fs/promises, Async and Oboe
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Scalable JSON processing using fs/promises, Async and Oboe

#javascript #performance #architecture
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Video: Visualize the architecture of your Ruby app, in VS Code, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes 02:26
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Video: Visualize the architecture of your Ruby app, in VS Code, in 2 ¹/₂ minutes

#ruby #rails #webdev #architecture
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Explore and learn any Python library using visual, interactive maps
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Explore and learn any Python library using visual, interactive maps

#python #debugging #tutorial
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Observability of software design - What it is and why it matters
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Observability of software design - What it is and why it matters

#architecture #productivity #security #codequality
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How to level up your software design skills
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How to level up your software design skills

#architecture #programming #productivity #career
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4 ways to accelerate JSON processing with Rails and PostgreSQL
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4 ways to accelerate JSON processing with Rails and PostgreSQL

#rails #postgres #architecture #ruby
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Effective SQL - Indexing and denormalizing JSONB
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Effective SQL - Indexing and denormalizing JSONB

#sql #database #postgres #architecture
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How to debug interactions between your code and the Rails framework (and other gems)
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How to debug interactions between your code and the Rails framework (and other gems)

#rails #ruby #debugging
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Ruby on Rails is the world’s fastest web framework for startups
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Ruby on Rails is the world’s fastest web framework for startups

#ruby #rails #architecture
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Testability requires modularity - lessons from maintaining monoliths at scale
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Testability requires modularity - lessons from maintaining monoliths at scale

#ruby #java #architecture #refactoring
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Five things I learned about SAML from studying a realistic example
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Five things I learned about SAML from studying a realistic example

#security #architecture #ruby #vscode
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Unpacking SAML with AppMaps and VSCode
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Unpacking SAML with AppMaps and VSCode

#vscode #security #architecture #ruby
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SQL query from the view: considered hazardous!
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SQL query from the view: considered hazardous!

#ruby #architecture #sql #database
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How to unblock yourself with the AppMap extension for VSCode
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How to unblock yourself with the AppMap extension for VSCode

#ruby #vscode #debugging
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