Hi there!

I'm Baz (aka Rahoul Baruah) and I've been writing ruby code professionally since 2005, and I've been a freelancer, dedicated to building low-cost bespoke systems for tiny businesses (generally no more than ten employees) since 2007.

I'm also full-time CTO at Collabor8Online which has meant my freelance clients had to take a back seat for a while. I told the clients about my situation but they all wanted me to stay, I told the company about my situation and they were relaxed about it. So I've basically been juggling these two roles for a couple of years now. It means I'm too busy and I often don't post on here when I should do. But I'm trying.

I like to think I'm a pretty good developer; I have a "feeling" for object-orientated code that is well designed, although I'm also easily pressured into cutting corners in order to placate a client who's shouting loudly. Which means my actual applications always fall short of what I had planned. One day I may figure out a way to fix this (by which I mean fix myself, as it's all my own fault). And then I'll write about it here.

So that's me and that's what's going on here.

I'd love to meet you.

Rahoul Baruah (aka Baz) - a stunningly handsome middle aged man with a big smile and big hair.

By the way, this blog automatically posts to Mastodon as @rahoulb@theartandscienceofruby.com and I'm on the ruby.social server as @rahoulb@ruby.social. Give me a follow (and if you're not already involved, get on Mastodon; it's social media without the centralised control and far fewer horrible people).