From Ruby to Haskell, Part 2: Similarity, Refactoring, and Patterns
It has been a while since I last wrote one of these posts and I didn't want to leave people sitting by their computer desks forever, waiting …
You Don't Know Your Visitors, So Stop Pretending
Part 1: What is analytics really? Web analytics should hurt a little. Not just the pain of seeing your low traffic revealed in hard numbers…
Styleguide Rails
You might as well learn it now, because you'll be using it in 6 months. Styleguide rails is a cool gem that builds a living, breathing…
Programming Pilgrimage
In August 2012 I resolved to become a world-class web developer in one year and to share my progress and discoveries along the way. I…
Playoff Radio Spot
Bendyworks origins in Madison, WI means that we are football fans. With Green Bay in the playoffs we were able to try out a new advertising…
Customer Quote: Centro
"Centro's experience with Bendyworks was very positive. The developers we worked with were able to jump right into a complex code base and…
From Ruby to Haskell, Part 1: Testing
You read that right. Or maybe, if you read it as "stop using Ruby and start using Haskell, you read it wrong. I'm going to show you why I…
Getting Plan 9 running on the Raspberry Pi
More Unix than Unix Do you like Unix? Do you really like Unix? Well, what if I told you there's a little-known operating system out there…
Testing Security with Brakeman
Security in web applications is not something developers discuss often enough – some think of it as a taboo subject, or something the NOC…
The Isthmus: Bendyworks' Big Idea
Madison's Weekly Newspaper, Isthmus, picked up a story from local freelance journalist Marc Eisen. The story, one in a series on Madison's…