Unearthed Arcana for Web People
This is one of my favorite talks I’ve given. I gave it at Refresh the Triangle in October 2008, and again at Viget Labs in November 2008. It’s a far-ranging talk about my techniques to transform myself from an ADD-plagued procrastinator to a focused person and get more enjoyment out of both work and play.
I unfortunately used some images I don’t have rights to in this talk, so I’m not posting the slides at this time. I’m more than willing to talk about it, though, and am continuing to sharpen this talk. If you’re interested in me presenting it to your organization, email me at crnixon@gmail.com.
Extending Rails: Understanding and Creating Plugins
I gave this tutorial talk at O’Reilly’s Open Source Conference 2008. It covers a wide area, ranging from how to install Rails plugins to detailed walkthroughs of plugin code. I’ve put all the resources and slides for the talk on their own page.
Web Application Security 2007
In December 2007, I gave this talk at Refresh the Triangle.
- Video of the talk on Vimeo.com
- Slides of the talk on Google Docs
- Collection of resources, stored on del.icio.us
- Subversion repository with code from the talk
Dealing with Legacy PHP Code
I gave this presentation at OSCON 2007. I make no promises that the slides are super-useful without the talk, but who knows? Feel free to download, reuse, remix, or whatever.
The executive summary: legacy PHP code has a tendency to have very particular problems. Here’s three refactorings to deal with those particular problems.