Pallet Town: Ruby Modules, Mixins & Flying Pikachu?
If you’ve been working with Ruby for more than five minutes, you’ve probably heard about modules. They’re a great way to share behavior across multiple classes without getting tangled in inheritance chains that resemble an over-leveled Zubat spamming Confuse Ray. But...
Earth Day 25 Competition
At The Mad Botter Inc., we love two things: open-source software and using technology to make the world a better place. This year, we’re putting those passions together in a way that gives back—and we’re inviting middle and high school students across the U.S. to join...
Coder Radio
I am pleased to share that I have acquired Coder Radio and new episodes should be out as early as Monday February 17th. This change will relieve Coder of the pressures of the Ad Winter and allow us to experiment with the format a bit and get more interesting voices on...
Chained to Complexity: Python Dependency Management
Dependency management in software development is often akin to playing an elaborate game of Jenga where everyone involved is on their third IPA: every block you move introduces the risk of toppling the tower which is becoming more wobbly over time. Complexity...
Sunday Funday Learn to Code for Kids 8-12
One of the greatest gifts we can give the next generation is the ability to code. It’s the language of creation in our digital world, and teaching kids as young as eight to start thinking logically and solving problems with code sets them up for a lifetime of...
Pallet Town: Rails Concerns
As you dive deeper into Ruby on Rails, you might notice your models and controllers starting to bloat with methods and logic. This not only makes your code harder to read but also tougher to maintain. Enter Rails Concerns—a powerful tool to keep your code a little...
About Me
Hi! I’m Mike! I’m a software engineer who codes at The Mad Botter INC. You might know me from Coder Radio or The Mike Dominick Show. Drop me a line if you’re interested in having some custom mobile or web development done.
