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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. ...more

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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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	The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development 3.95 avg rating — 4,346 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author), Andy Hunt (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,984 ratings — published 2000 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.54 avg rating — 313 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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): 52 Ways to Save Your Job (Pragmatic Programmers) 3.94 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Unicorn Coloring book: 100 Fun Pages For everyone who loves unicorns, For toddlers, For girls, in home or travel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Unicorn Coloring book: 100 Fun Pages For preschool, For boys, For toddlers, in home or travel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say, "Wow, that was an adventure", not, "Wow, I sure felt safe." - Tom Preston-Werner”
― Chad Fowler, The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development

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“You can’t creatively help a business until you know how it works.”
― Chad Fowler, The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development

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