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L1 cache reference                  0.5 ns
Branch mispredict                   5 ns
L2 cache reference                  7 ns
Mutex lock/unlock                   25 ns
Main memory reference               100 ns
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy        3,000 ns
Send 2K bytes over 1 Gbps network   20,000 ns
Read 1 MB sequentially from memory  250,000 ns
Round trip within same datacenter   500,000 ns
Disk seek                           10,000,000 ns

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Programming Achievements: How to Level Up as a Developer

1. Select a particular experience to pursue.
2. Pursue that experience to completion. (Achievement unlocked!)
3. Reflect on that experience. Really soak it in. Maybe a blog post would be in order?
4. Return to Step 1, this time selecting a new experience.

This gist is a fork of the gist from this blog post.

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require 'rubygems'
require 'faker' 
require 'activerecord'

1000.times do
  # make a person
  # save this person
end

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require 'rubygems'
require 'faker'

#Let's see if we can make a fake person...
person_name            = Faker::Name.name
person_email           = Faker::Internet.email
person_company         = Faker::Company.name
person_company_slogan  = Faker::Company.bs
person_phone           = Faker::PhoneNumber.phone_number
person_address         = Faker::Address.street_address