# Aaron Patterson

- **Website:** <https://tenderlovemaking.com>
- **Primary alias:** `tenderlovemaking.com`

## Description

Tenderlove Making is a brand that specializes in optimizing Ruby performance, particularly focusing on memory management and allocation reduction. Founded by a passionate Ruby expert, the brand emphasizes practical coding techniques to improve efficiency and maintainability in software development. Through engaging talks and tutorials, Tenderlove Making shares insights on minimizing intermediate array allocations and offers strategies for coding better in Ruby. Among its offerings are detailed presentations and examples showcasing how to measure allocations in Ruby code effectively. The brand encourages developers to understand the intricacies of Ruby's memory management, leveraging built-in functions to enhance performance without sacrificing code readability. Tenderlove Making is particularly known for addressing common performance concerns, such as the allocation of temporary objects during simple method calls, and providing solutions that align with idiomatic Ruby practices. By fostering a community of informed and efficient developers, Tenderlove Making aims to elevate Ruby coding standards and promote best practices in the programming world.

## Industries

- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 🖥 Programming and Developer Software _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 📊 Business and Consumer Services
- 📊 Business Services _(under Business and Consumer Services)_

## Links

- [github](https://github.com/tenderlove)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/tenderlove)
- [instagram](https://instagram.com/tenderlove)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idY_M2X83Y/w/766/h/138/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1780451912622)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idY_M2X83Y/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1780451912752)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chestnut | #bb4444 | accent |
| Nutmeg Wood Finish | #663300 | dark |
| Spray | #66d9ef | light |

## Fonts

- var(--font-sans) — asset _(custom)_
- Helvetica Neue — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idY_M2X83Y/w/1500/h/500/ida435OHrR.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1780451913009)

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