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Giant Robots Podcast Ep 594: AI is Draining with Pablo Curell

Sami assesses the long term viability of AI with Pablo Curell as they break down the hype and logistics that surround the popular tool.
Sami Birnbaum
October 9, 2025
- Podcast
Releasing v 1.0 of Administrate LIVE at thoughtbot Open Summit

What if your admin dashboard worked the way Rails does? Administrate 1.0 is coming and it’s shipping live on October 31st at thoughtbot Open Summit.
Lindsey Christensen
October 7, 2025
- Rails
- Open Source
Fear isn’t the enemy in teamwork — silence is.

When we voice our fears, we build trust, courage, and stronger teams.
Trésor Bireke
October 6, 2025
New thoughtbot merch store just launched!

We’ve launched a thoughtbot merch store with new swag, sizes, and logo.
Stephanie Kuroda
October 3, 2025
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thoughtbot’s internal consulting course is now public

After years of learning together with our internal consulting course, we’re making it public to everyone. Learn with thoughtbot.
Stephanie Kuroda
October 1, 2025
- Learning
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What sets thoughtbot designers apart?

thoughtbot designers aren’t just pushing pixels—they’re full-stack product partners and front-end developers.
Andrew Spencer
September 30, 2025
🎙️ Free Resource: Product Design Sprint FigJam Template

Take the pain out of setting up your Product Design Sprint with our free PDS schedule and template board on FigJam!
Ferdia Kenny
September 29, 2025
- Design
- Product Design Sprint
Introducing The Opinionated thoughtbotter: Hot takes from our senior team

We launched a new video series where our team shares their spiciest takes on the tech world. From AI-assisted coding skepticism to why CSS makes you a true full-stack dev, these debates reveal the thinking that shapes better products. Watch Episode 1 now.
Lindsey Christensen and Svenja Schäfer
September 24, 2025
- News
Giant Robots Podcast Ep 592: Why the Future of AI and XR Is Still Ours to Shape with Don Shin

Sami talks with Don Shin about which direction humanity is heading as the landscape of AI technology continues to shift and evolve.
Sami Birnbaum
September 18, 2025
- Podcast
Superglue 2.0 Alpha: React ♥️ Rails Turbo Streams!

Superglue 2.0 incoming! Bringing the power of Rails Turbo Streams to React.
Johny Ho
September 17, 2025
- Ruby
- Web
- Ruby On Rails
- React
- Redux
- JavaScript
- Hotwire
- Stimulus
- Turbo
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