I'm Jason Swett. I'm the author of Professional Rails Testing and the host of the Code with Jason Podcast. I've taught programming all over the world including in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Every month I send one of the world's very few snail mail programming newsletters, Nonsense Monthly.
I started coding when I was about 12 and I got my first real programming job when I was 21. After working with PHP for several years, I started using Ruby on Rails in 2011, which I've stuck with ever since. I've worked as a Principal Engineer, Engineering Manager and Tech Lead. I find great enjoyment in every layer of software development, from graphic design to assembly code.
As someone who's been immersed in the web since the mid-1990's, I have a seething contempt for the aesthetic of modern web design, especially the regrettable trend of "flat design", and an equal and opposite admiration for Apple during the reign of Steve Jobs.
I've always appreciated beautiful and thoughtfully-made products, including such things as software, computer hardware, musical instruments, power tools, children's toys, cars, houses, and even humble products like kitchen tongs and can openers. How we spend our lives is how we spend our days, and how we spend our days is greatly influenced by the products we touch and use in the environments around us. Well-made products show a respect for the day-to-day experiences of their users, and by extension, a respect for their users' overall life experience. Why not make that life experience an excellent one? That's my attitude behind SaturnCI.