Dave Paola·Aug 9, 2016RVM, OpenSSL, Keystore, and youAre you are encountering this error while attempting to install JRuby using RVM? And tearing your hair out?
Dave Paola·May 24, 2016Why I come to work every dayAt our company (and any company) many things change.A response icon1A response icon1
Dave Paola·Jan 20, 2016The Future LogSometime in mid-2013, my cofounder Roshan Choxi went on a well-deserved week-long vacation. At the time, Bloc had perhaps 8 total…
Dave Paola·Dec 4, 2015A different approach to computingI recently unearthed an old project of mine, and could hardly remember writing it. I’m publishing it here for posterity.
Dave Paola·Mar 25, 2015What skills should every software engineer have?One part of my job at Bloc has become: make sure everyone on our engineering team is improving their skills. We like T-Shaped people…A response icon1A response icon1
Dave Paola·Aug 26, 2014The abolition of grades and degreesMuch has been written about the devaluation of degrees and the evils of grading in higher education. As a society, we’re clearly reeling…
Dave Paola·Jul 25, 2014Instruction vs. MentorshipAt Bloc, we use the word “apprenticeship” a lot. It’s on our landing pages and in our emails, but we never truly explain what we mean and…
