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It's an animated gif (http://web.archive.org/web/19991010223952im_/http://www-db.s...) :P

yes

Source Control: Git + Phabricator

Development stack: Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Backbone.js (Coffeescript)

Testing: RSpec, Konacha (continuous integration using Jenkins)

Server: SaltStack for provisioning, nginx/unicorn

Deployment: Capistrano

I think that's a good overview. Then there are a lot more 3rd party services like S3, Sendgrid, etc..

I've used Visual Studio, and WinDbg. Visual studio worked well for the most time, and had good UI to make it easy to use. WinDbg allowed me to do some more advanced things, but there's definitely a bit of a learning curve (and the UI is quite primitive).

Can you share your resume? (and maybe change sensitive data with fake one). Only then will we be able to provide you with a useful reply as to why you're not getting interviews despite applying to multiple companies.

Cons: - Lots of features (may look intimidating at first) - Memory consumption if higher than e.g. Sublime

Pro: - Code navigation is really quick (e.g jump to definition, inline view of implementation, including gems) - Debugging experience is great (e.g. setting breakpoints, stepping into and execution code within breakpoint context) - Git integration is very good (e.g. review your code side by side before pushing/sending for review) - Great support for running tests within the IDE, also supports having a rails console within the IDE - Navigating through projects and multiple files is really fast/efficient - Auto-completion, code inspection

All in all, I'd say it's really worth it if you're the type of person that enjoys using productivity tools. As others mentioned, it's somehow similar to using VisualStudio with C#.

If it's only static assets (e.g. images, js, css files) I'd suggest you look into Asset_Sync gem and AWS S3. S3's free tier will be enough for your needs.

Any reason why you're using memchache for your static assets? If not, put your static assets on S3 instead.

> had not even been given pay stubs for over half a year

In most states, that's actually illegal. Employer is required by law to give you pay stubs.

You are one of 3 employees, building 5 products, and the founder is not being completely transparent?

I'd first ask the founder to be frank and open about what's truly going on. If that succeeds, I'd then change the focus to less products. If you can't get both those things to happen, I'd suggest leaving.

Pictures: Dropbox.

However, one of the problems I run into is sharing with my family members. I often go on trip, and all family take pictures we want to share with one another. However through Dropbox, the shared folders quota is not "shared", which makes the limit reached way too fast. I'd love for someone to solve that scenario (or anyone here know of a way to achieve that?).

Cool idea! Btw, your Ajax code snippet won't work, 'return' is a reserved keyword :) I would suggest using 'data' or 'response' instead for your variable name.

Assuming the founder is unaware of the situation (if he is, I would advice you to find another company), then he probably cares more that anyone else about the business succeeding. From that perspective, he will be very attentive to what you have to say, and thankful for you bringing it up.

Now there are a few different ways to break the ice. I would start with something positive as most people don't like starting a discussion with conflicts. Maybe tell him about how you're excited about your work, because seeing clients happy and satisfied gives a sense of purpose and achievement, while strengthening the company brand. At the same time, you've noticed (and it pains you) that other projects are not being delivered, and causing clients to be lost, and the company looking bad. Share some evidence (a.k.a facts) that brought you to this conclusion, and if possible a way for his to double check. From there I'd play it by ear depending how the conversation is going. One thing to keep in mind however, is to see whether he knows already or not... if he does approve of such practices, then it's probably not a place you want to work at. Good luck :)