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The Bike Shed Ep 501: What makes for good technical writing?

Sally and Joël get technical as they lay out their thoughts on blog posts.
Joël Quenneville and Sally Hall
June 2, 2026
- Podcast
The Four Signals of AI Observability

Treat your AI feature like a software you can watch, not a model you hope works.
Matheus Sales
June 1, 2026
- AI
- Llm
- Observability
- Development
Can you really launch a tech business with a no-code app builder?

AI app builders promise to turn anyone into a founder overnight, but is the code actually production-ready? We look at the success stories, technical risks and a path forward.
Michelle Taute
May 29, 2026
Giant Robots Podcast Ep 612: Do fish drink?

The Giant Robots trio are back to discuss the development of thoughtbot’s ReadySetGo app, and whether AI might be causing developers to go backwards.
Chad Pytel, Will Larry & Sami Birnbaum
May 28, 2026
- Podcast
This week in #dev (May 15, 2026)

Highlights of what happened in our #dev channel on Slack this week.
thoughtbot
May 28, 2026
- This Week In Dev
- CSS
- TIL
- Tip
- JavaScript
Lost, forgotten, and unfamiliar HTML

Automated scans taught me about some web stuff I forgot or never even know.
Dave Iverson
May 27, 2026
- Web
- Accessibility
The Bike Shed Ep 500: Celebrating with past hosts

The Bike Shed celebrates its 500th episode with hosts new and old as they reflect on the show’s history and ask, what’s new in your world?
Stephanie Viccari, Joël Quenneville, Chris Toomey, Stephanie Minn, Sally Hall & Aji Slater
May 26, 2026
- Podcast
Why Duck Typer?

Some say interface tests are fragile and shouldn’t be written. I disagree. Here’s why I think they’re worth writing.
Thiago Araújo Silva
May 26, 2026
- Ruby
- Testing
- Open Source
- Design
Biometrics authentication for your mobile app

Practical approaches to add biometrics authentication to a mobile app.
Rakesh Arunachalam
May 25, 2026
- React Native
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Authentication
- Security
- Development
Claude Code + Figma for non-technical designers

Moving from Figma to Claude Code and back again is now possible. This could be a game changer for less technical, more visual Product Designers.
Ferdia Kenny
May 22, 2026
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