---
weekly_roundup: true
title: 'Unboxed Roundup: Our links for w/c 22nd February 2016'
date: '2016-02-26 14:30:00 UTC'
author: 'Murray Steele'
tags: # (Delete as appropriate)
- Culture

---

## Stop including all the things - [Patrick V](/people#patrick-vine)

http://www.mikeperham.com/2016/02/09/kill-your-dependencies/

There is a cost to using a gem that many people don't acknowlege. This blog asks all developers to start to understand what they are actually doing when they include a dependency in their project.  Some good examples with Rails gem dependancies and the implications both for application writers and gem publishers.

## Flip-Flops — the 1-in-10-million operator - [Jack B](/people#jack-bracewell)
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http://chrisseaton.com/rubytruffle/flip-flops/
​
Meet the ruby fip-flop operator. Great for confusing co-workers (or doing something to a contiguous part of a list)

## Track of the Week - []()

---
weekly_roundup: true
title: 'Unboxed Roundup: Our links for w/c 22nd February 2016'
date: '2016-02-26 14:30:00 UTC'
author: 'Murray Steele'
tags: # (Delete as appropriate)
- Culture

---

## Stop including all the things - [Patrick V](/people#patrick-vine)

http://www.mikeperham.com/2016/02/09/kill-your-dependencies/

There is a cost to using a gem that many people don't acknowlege. This blog asks all developers to start to understand what they are actually doing when they include a dependency in their project.  Some good examples with Rails gem dependancies and the implications both for application writers and gem publishers.

## Flip-Flops — the 1-in-10-million operator - [Jack B](/people#jack-bracewell)
​
http://chrisseaton.com/rubytruffle/flip-flops/
​
Meet the ruby fip-flop operator. Great for confusing co-workers (or doing something to a contiguous part of a list)

## Track of the Week - [Richard S](/people#richard-stobart)

"We’ve been happy lately, thinking about good things to come. Roll on March."

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/7943513" width="500" height="333" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
["Peace Train" by Cat Stevens](https://vimeo.com/7943513)

Add Richard's track of the week
Add Richard's track of the week
