Learning

As the days get shorter, my final semester of graduate school looms on the horizon. Now that I look back on what may possibly might have been last summer break, I realize that I’ve learned quite a bit in my few months out of academia:

I’ve learned…

* [Rails](http://rubyonrails.com) (again).
* that Rails apps can work together in interesting ways.
* [Webby](http://webby.rubyforge.org).
* [Git](http://git.or.cz).
* [CSS](http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS).
* [Capistrano](http://www.capify.org).
* about [Engine Yard](http://EngineYard.com).
* about [Erlang](http://www.erlang.org).
* business / research and development coordination.
* [multi](http://twitter.com)-[team](http://campfirenow.com) [project](http://github.com) [management](http://basecamphq.com).
* how Angels work.
* how VC’s work.
* about [Flash](http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/).
* about [Jabber](http://jabber.org).
* wireframes someone develops in isolation tend to suck. A lot. Just thinking about them hurts.
* IE fails at CSS.
* that having too much money in your start up is bad.
* having an externally imposed hard deadline makes everyone work faster.
* some consultants are really affordable, others are not.
* most lawyers are expensive.
* some lawyers are free.
* reading fine print is important.