Hi, I'm Joel Christiansen, a workers' rights lawyer, Ruby programmer, and steadily-improving gardener 1.
Right now, I use this website to share some code walk-throughs and legal tech ideas. More later.
Build a Trial Court Records Scraper
How to create a Ruby application that programmatically harvests information from the Oregon eCourt Information (OECI) system.
GitHub: Amendments to Oregon's Noncompete Statute ↗
A GitHub repository detailing all amendments to Oregon's primary noncompete statute (ORS 653.295) since its enactment in 1977.
Ajax for Ruby on Rails Forms
Speed and modularity with data-remote forms and JavaScript responses in Ruby on Rails.
Dynamic Autocomplete in Rails 6
Step-by-step tutorial to create an autocomplete field that returns suggestions from a database.
Vim: How Long Will It Take to Learn?
Approaching the classic text editor in a more sustainable light.
Portland's Bicycle Network: Connecting Community
Some thoughts on infrastructure, culture, and people from a decade of riding.