Don't touch that!
summary
Demonstrates concrete debugging recipes: scaffold a todo app, load a local Rails gem via Gemfile path by git cloning the rails repo and checking out a release tag, run bundle update and rails server, then raise an exception in pluralize to inspect the stack trace. Argues playfulness beats assumptions — kids solve pattern puzzles in under 10 seconds while programmers take hours — and names tools used: rails new, scaffold generator, git tags, branch, and mentions Jumpstart Pro as a learning template.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Welcome
- 3:00Rails magic
- 10:17Kids solve problems faster
- 14:52Breaking preconceptions
- 20:11Rails internals live coding
- 27:15Modifying Rails code
- 31:58Embracing not knowing
- 33:20Feeling stuck
- 35:47Overcoming challenges
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