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Chad Fowler

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Chad Fowler has been a software developer and manager for some of the world's largest corporations. He recently lived and worked in India, setting up and leading an offshore software development center. He is co-founder of Ruby Central, Inc., a non-profit corporation responsible for the annual International Ruby Conference and The International Rails Conference, and is a leading contributor in the Ruby community.

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Moving to Berlin and auf wiedersehen to friends

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two years since InfoEther was acquired by LivingSocial. Since then, we’ve built the strongest development team I’ve ever known. We’ve set records for e-commerce transaction volume. We’ve grown at an incredible pace, both as a business and as technology team. We’ve shipped a lot of software, and made millions of people’s lives more interesting in the process...

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Chad Fowler's Books

Average rating: 3.92 · 1,680 ratings · 139 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler, David Heinemeier Hansson (Foreword by) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rails Recipes 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 165 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Job Went to India: And All I Got Was This Lousy Book 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas (Goodreads Author), Chad Fowler, Andy Hunt 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 738 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Rails Recipes: 84 New Ways to Build Stunning Rails Apps by Mike Clark, Chad Fowler 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Facebook Platform Development with Rails by Michael Mangino, Chad Fowler (Foreword by) 2.25 of 5 stars 2.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Professional Apache Tomcat by Chanoch Wiggers, Ben Galbraith, Vivek Chopra 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Professional Apache Tomcat by Chanoch Wiggers, Ben Galbraith, Vivek Chopra 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Always be the worst guy in every band you’re in. - so you can learn. The people around you affect your performance. Choose your crowd wisely.”
― Chad Fowler, The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development

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“Humility is not just something we develop so we can claim to be more spiritual. It also allows you to see your actions more clearly.”
― Chad Fowler, The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development

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