Taylor Built Solutions

Adventures in Software Engineering

Designing Software Together

What Can I Do For You, Part 2

I’ve had the opportunity to speak with several mentors since I started this business and, to the person, they all asked the following question: What are you good at? What specifically are your customers going to demand your services for? I’ll be honest that, as I’m sure my mentors expected and wanted, this question threw…
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Permission To Fail

Giving myself permission to fail has been a struggle for most of my life. Here I cover where this struggle came from, how it affects my work, and how I’ve endeavored to deal with it.

Ruby on Rails

Update on the Rails – Blogger Project

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about the rails – blogger project and, while you could certainly check github yourself, I thought getting an update from me would be helpful. By giving you an update myself, I can explain What I initially planned that I figured out won’t work What I plan to do…
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Just Be Charming

When I am dealing with people, whether they’re clients, friends, or family, I need to be charming with them to make conversations smooth and productive.

Ruby on Rails

Rails Blog Project — Initial Goals and Plans

The General Idea As part of learning how to program in Ruby on Rails and gaining an understanding of what it takes to build a website, I decided to build a blog that connects to Blogger, checks for posts and pulls them down at regular intervals, and displays them in a reasonable fashion. This is…
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Designing Software Together

How Can I Help You Today?

Recently I announced on my personal blog that I’ve started my own company called Taylor R Price, Software Consulting. Given that announcement,I thought it would be wise to give you more information on three things: What I can do for you today Why I can do that for you What I’m excited to learn to do…
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