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So agile has pretty much gone mainstream.  That's wonderful and all, but if you're using a programming language that's keeping you stuck writing hideous amounts of code you're not going realize all the awesome you can.  It's time to embrace change at the programming language level as well as the process level.

Chris Nelson

Chris Nelson has 15+ years experience developing software for organizations ranging in size from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He now has the good fortune of working with some of the best developers in the Cincinnati area at Gaslight Software.  Chris was a java developer who came the long way around to Ruby, first spending years tediously convincing himself that it was actually a much more enjoyable way to write software.  Fortunately, Chris is now working full time in Ruby and having a great time doing it. You’ll also find him occasionally presenting at various software development user groups and conferences around the country.