Setting Up a Debugger and Intellisense for Ruby on Rails 8 in Visual Studio Code/Cursor/Windsurf/etc
May 19, 2025
Hi, I'm Mick Zijdel
Program and Operations Manager | Software Developer | Theatre Maker
My Projects
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Catalyze Impact
Incubation program for new AI Safety organisations
Spreadsheets
AI SafetyOperations
Theatre and Music
Various freelance theatre and music projects
Live Sound
TheatreSound
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I currently co-run Catalyze Impact’s incubation program for new AI Safety organisations. This includes recruitment, selection, program design, logistics, and participant support.
I make heavy use of my software engineering skills to automate repetitive tasks, and I make amazing spreadsheets.
Photo from “Mary: A Gig Theatre Show”. Credit: Carla Watson
I sometimes work as freelance sound designer and composer.
Theatre
- Mary: A Gig Theatre Show: Sound Designer
- 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Edinburgh Fringe (August 2024)
Music
- Ethics Town Podcast: Theme Composer