I can understand on free to use sites like Facebook/Instagram/Tumblr/Whatever-Startup that the price of usage might be my data and that I might not be able to take it and go elsewhere with it, but when you’re paying for a service I expect to have full ownership and access to my information.

initializer "spree.gateway.payment_methods", :after => "spree.register.payment_methods" do |app|

    app.config.spree.payment_methods << Spree::Gateway::AnotherGateway

end

If you want to do the same thing for your own project contained gateway it’s a little different. If you try to just directly edit the payment_methods array in an initializer it will get wiped out when the Spree core engine sets the initial bogus and simple methods. I got around the problem by hooking my gateway in using the after_initialize method. Here I’m hooking in after SpreeGateway:

SpreeGateway::Engine.config.after_initialize do

  Your::Application.config.spree.payment_methods << Spree::Gateway::YourGateway

end

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In most small companies, the development team is might only consist of three or four people and in such a small team with a large backlog to deliver, it’s not normally the teams size that is the main factor in being able to deliver large amounts of work, but all the small interruptions that happen during daily business. Asking a developer that is sitting close by about when a feature will be ready or whether something can be fixed/changed is all too tempting and easy to do. Why IM or email when you can just shout across the room. It only takes a few 10-20 second interruptions to change a productive three to fours hours into just maybe one or two.

Once a company grows these sorts of problems can be smoothed out by having someone act as a barrier to the developers, shielding them from minor questions/requests and letting them continue with their work until free to discuss them. Small companies don’t have the luxury of assigning someone that role so need to find other means to minimising that contact. It’s important that someone sets some ground rules. It could be as simple as there is a set period of time every day that programmers should not be disturbed or communication should be limited to IM and email if possible. Just removing the constant stream of “Is X ready yet?”, “Did you get a chance to look at Y?” or “Would it be possible to do Z?” would mean a huge productivity boost for your programmers and overall deliverables for your company.

• Ikiagi (7/1/2012)
• I was blind but now I see (15/1/2012)
• Working with Unix Processes (25/3/2012)
• Objects on Rails (10/4/2012)
• Tmux (20/4/2012)
• JavaScript the Good Parts (27/4/12)
• Do the Work (7/5/2012)
• The War of Art (16/5/2012)
• Wool (18/7/2012)
• Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS (20/9/12)
• Practical Object Orientated Design in Ruby (15/10/12)
• Master Space and Time With JavaScript 1-3 (1/11/12)
• Greyskull LP (15/11/12)

Not really a good year for “number of books read”. Stand out books were definitely “Wool”, “Ikagi”, “I was blind but now I see” and “Do the work”.

I wanted to project myself forward to age 80 and say, “Okay, now I’m looking back on my life. I want to have minimized the number of regrets I have.” I knew that when I was 80 I was not going to regret having tried this. I was not going to regret trying to participate in this thing called the Internet that I thought was going to be a really big deal. I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried.

Never regret not succeeding, only ever regret not trying.

Right now, somewhere in the world, a child is being born into an uberly rich family. That child will grow up to inherit millions for absolutely no work. He’ll live the good life full of yachts and private jets.

Right now, somewhere in the world, there is a party happening full of gorgeous wealthy people who need not lift a finger to attain the luxuries that they have. Their success is only a matter of genetics and luck.

Right now, somewhere in the world, is an investment banker who is making literally millions after clicking a few buttons and making a few phone calls to a few friends. He knows the right people and is in the right place, and that’s all that matters.

Right now, somewhere in the world, is a 20-some year old guy who is worth billions because of a website he started. He was born into a family that sent him to the right high school. He then went on to one of the best universities in the country, built his website, moved, met the right people, and raised $500+ million in funding. He and likely generations down the line are set for life.

Right now, somewhere in the world, is a 17yr old teenager who started a company with some money from his parents, built a product, with help from friends and family, and got acquired for $30 million.

There’s always someone becoming richer than you for much less work, every second of the day. Look past that and just keep working. I get down about how unfair that is from time to time, but there’s nothing you can really do about it, other than focus on your work.

Love this comment on the Summly acquisition. Burning up inside about what others have achieved won’t get you any closer to your goals. All you can do is make it fuel your desire even more. So get back to work and make it happen.

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