Chad Fowler (Author of The Passionate Programmer)

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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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	The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development 3.94 avg rating — 4,341 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide by Dave Thomas (欧宝娱乐 Author), Chad Fowler (欧宝娱乐 Author), Andy Hunt (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,981 ratings — published 2000 — 12 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 — 197 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
	Advanced Rails Recipes by Mike Clark, Chad Fowler (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.74 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Scala in Action: Covers Scala 2.10 by Nilanjan Raychaudhuri, Chad Fowler (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Foreword) 3.77 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Developing Facebook Platform Applications with Rails by Michael Mangino (欧宝娱乐 Author), Chad Fowler (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Foreword by) 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 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
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“Always be the worst guy in every band you鈥檙e 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鈥檛 creatively help a business until you know how it works.”
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