Alan Ridlehoover
Sr. Engineering Manager @ Cisco Meraki
San Francisco, California, United States
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Passionate software engineer. (I ❤️ Ruby!)
Empathetic leader (@ Cisco Meraki).
Fallible human.
Storyteller. International speaker.
Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally.
Swell photographer. Rusty drummer.
Loving twins dad and husband.
Owner of too many hats, given I only have the one head.
Area of Expertise
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The Secret Ingredient: How To Understand and Resolve Just About Any Flaky Test
Flaky tests are an inscrutable bane. Hard to understand. Annoying. And, so frustrating! My personal nemesis is Daylight Saving Time. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tripped over it. Let’s just say I was well into the “shame on me” part of that relationship, until I discovered the secret ingredient that nearly all flaky tests have in common. Turns out they only seem inscrutable. It really is possible to understand and resolve just about any flaky test.
Video: To be posted when available
Deck: https://speakerdeck.com/aridlehoover/the-secret-ingredient-how-to-understand-and-resolve-just-about-any-flaky-test
A Brewer's Guide to Filtering out Complexity and Churn
Mechanical coffee machines are amazing! You drop in a coin, listen for the clink, make a selection, and the machine springs to life, hissing, clicking, and whirring. Then the complex mechanical ballet ends, splashing that glorious, aromatic liquid into the cup. Ah! C’est magnifique! There’s just one problem. Our customers also want soup! And, our machine is not extensible. So, we have a choice: we can add to the complexity of our machine by jamming in a new dispenser with each new request; or, we can pause to make our machine more extensible before development slows to a halt.
Video: https://youtu.be/jE1Wp7-wnSM
Deck: https://speakerdeck.com/aridlehoover/a-brewers-guide-to-filtering-out-complexity-and-churn-railsconf-2023-edition
Rocky Mountain Ruby Sessionize Event
RailsConf 2024
A Gardener's Reward (lightning talk)
https://youtu.be/8QgQsQoODz0?si=7ZiBOK5lcD_iIQ_F
Tropical.rb 2024
A Brewer's Guide to Filtering Out Complexity and Churn
https://youtu.be/ysTtQgQQSUA?si=3BVRZgIt8xbDnKA2
RubyConf 2023 Sessionize Event
RailsConf 2023 Sessionize Event
RubyConf Mini (2022)
A Brewer's Guide to Filtering Out Complexity and Churn
https://youtu.be/RJRSosxtzbU?si=EuftxHKAocIpm6yG
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