Daniel Kehoe
Founder at mac.install.guide
Da Nang, Vietnam
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Top SchoolDaniel Kehoe is a seasoned software leader and founder with 15 years of experience building Rails-based products, developer tools, and engineering teams for startups and enterprises. He founded RailsApps and authored the best-selling Learn Ruby on Rails, contributing widely-used starter app templates and a rails_apps_composer gem that helps developers bootstrap Rails projects. As a CTO and engineering manager he has recruited and scaled distributed teams, led transitions from monoliths to modular architectures, and shipped generative AI and serverless products across Asia. Currently based in Da Nang, he runs mac.install.guide, creating practical macOS developer tutorials sponsored by tooling vendors. Comfortable both as a hands-on full-stack developer and a strategic technology advisor, he blends deep Rails craftsmanship with product-led engineering and a knack for teaching. An early web pioneer who launched one of the first trade ebooks in 1994, he brings long-term perspective to modern developer tooling and startup execution.
15 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BA Interdisciplinary Major, BA Interdisciplinary Major at University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeStanford Publishing Course, Stanford Publishing Course at Stanford University
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Github Skills (44)
url-routing10
ruby-rails10
devise10
authorizations10
javascript10
twitter-bootstrap10
web-application10
bootstrap10
css10
cucumber10
rspec10
configuration-management10
authentication10
user-authentication10
rails10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
RailsApps/rails3-bootstrap-devise-cancan
Apr 2012 - May 2014
Outdated. See the rails-devise-pundit example app for Rails 4.1.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:75 commits, 1 PR, 3 comments in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the application's structure, UI, and user authentication aspects. They modified the application controller and layouts to handle flash messages and display them correctly. The user also implemented improvements to Devise forms by integrating simple_form and Twitter Bootstrap for enhanced styling and a better user experience. Additionally, the user updated the administrative dashboard and allowed administrators to manage user roles.
rails
RailsApps/rails-devise-pundit
Feb 2014 - Mar 2018
Rails 5.0 starter app with Devise for authentication and Pundit for authorization.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:67 commits, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Daniel's commits primarily focus on setting up authentication and authorization using Devise and Pundit within a Rails application. They configured email settings for development and production environments, implemented controller actions, and created user interface elements for sign-up, sign-in, and account management. The user also integrated front-end styling using a simple CSS stylesheet and set up the necessary routes for the application.
authenticationauthorizationrails
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