I Wonder if it’s Ruby Devs – Or is it just Not Finance?
I've had a couple of really good days at The Shop. It's a really neat environment, and while I can't say it's been without friction, it's all my fault, and what I'm used to from the world of Finance. I've learned a ton about ruby, rvm, rspec, all the tools used in what I think is a traditional ruby stack. It's fun, it's very different, but what's struck me the most has been the really solid skill set of the people I'm working with.
These are some really solid guys. Amazingly so, when compared to the finance world. Maybe it's too incestutious, I don't know. But the folks I was used to working with on a daily basis in the past are not nearly as skilled in the fine art of software development as these guys. Maybe it's ruby?
There's far more refactoring. Far more iteration. Far more devotion to the best answer - and they don't sacrifice too much speed in the process. I'll admit it's not nearly the same stress level as Finance, but it's still getting done, and the business is happy, so who am I to argue with the speed of development?
It's amazing. Really. I like these guys. I really do. That's a new feeling for me.
And it's a nice feeling to be sure.
I think I'm going to really like being out of Finance for a while. Who knows… maybe it's permanent. That would certainly be fine with me.