For the 8^th install­ment of the 5 Minute InTRU­view; I talk to developer/designer, Erik Straub of sum(design).

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Trude­sign: Alright so being the other half of sum(design) who gets to be the horses ass at the office party, oh and who are you??

Erik Straub: I think @scottglasser and I each play one cheek. No need to play favorites. I’m a web devel­oper who dab­bles in design. I like to plan out func­tion­al­ity and make it happen!

Tru: Scott thinks he is more awe­some, do you have any­thing to say about that?
Tru: Maybe chal­lenge him to a duel??
Tru: And if you were in said duel, what would be your weapon of choice??

ES: That’d depend on what kind of duel. If it were any­thing phys­i­cal, he’s got the height advan­tage.
ES: I think I’d take him in scrab­ble, though.
ES: Not a big weapon guy, but I’d say base­ball bat. I used to be able to swing one pretty good.

Tru: Back to work tho, are you an enemy of IE like the lot of us or are you a pro at mak­ing it work?

ES: I wish i had IE alone in a room with a bat in my hand. Yeah IE can die in a fire.

Tru: LoL, Swing away! dont we all wish that­when did you start to learn your fine art? 1 minute

ES: I began with html/css around 15, picked up php about 4 years ago. Mov­ing into Rails now.

Tru: Have you dab­bled in mak­ing face­book apps at all? Short answer, do you think that social media apps are the way of the future or a fad?

ES: Social is the future, but I wouldn’t depend on one net­work like facebook.

Tru: When i think of RoR i think of a chick in red slip­pers walk­ing on train tracks, and I dont like RoR so i pic­ture a train com­ing too, is that not nice?

ES: If you get to know her, she’s a beauty.

Tru: Excel­lent, thats the end of our time, thank you Erik!

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Erik want you all to know that Fish sticks are awe­some. Be sure to check out his site and twit­ter. Come back tomor­row for an inTRU­view with Amber Weinberg!!

 

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