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  1. Building a Rails Feature with AI and Active Job

    Exploring how structured function calls to an LLM can replace a dedicated CRM enrichment service in thoughtbot’s internal Rails app.

    Chad Pytel and Kate Young
    June 9, 2025
    • AI
    • Rails
    • TDD
    • Language Models
    • Llm
    • Large Language Models
  2. Giant Robots Ep 576: I never get bored with John Nunemaker

    Chad catches up with John Nunemaker, self-employed programer on a plethora of products, on all things technical to gain insight into life as a self-employed developer.

    Chad Pytel
    May 29, 2025
    • Podcast
  3. Giant Robots Ep 575: I might have to get dressed for these with Chad, Sami and Will

    The Giant Robots hosts are back together for more off the wall discussion about construction, movies and a special announcement!

    Chad Pytel, Will Larry & Sami Birnbaum
    May 22, 2025
    • Podcast
  4. Giant Robots Ep 572: Close To Your Customers with Sarah Merlin

    Chad talks with Sarah Merlin of IndiMade about what goes into revitalising an e-commerce platform and how they’re staying true to their customers.

    Chad Pytel
    May 1, 2025
    • Podcast
  5. AI in Focus: Connecting DeepSeek to Rails

    Experimenting with a locally running version of the DeepSeek R1 LLM model in a real Rails app using Ollama and ruby-openai.

    Chad Pytel and Kate Young
    April 24, 2025
    • AI
    • Ethics
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    • Language Models
    • Ollama
    • Rails
    • Llm
    • Large Language Models
  6. Giant Robots Ep 570: Rolling for Initiative with Chad, Will and Sami

    Chad, Will and Sami discuss life outside of thoughtbot and the hobbies that occupy them in their down time.

    Chad Pytel, Will Larry & Sami Birnbaum
    April 17, 2025
    • Podcast
  7. Giant Robots Ep 569: Automation is king with Karen King

    Chad talks with Karen King, Founder of Gold Star Pro, about her drive to help small business owners reach their full potential.

    Chad Pytel
    April 10, 2025
    • Podcast
  8. thoughtbot is pausing activity on X and Meta

    We’re shifting our focus to more inclusive platforms that foster meaningful conversations. Learn how to stay connected with us through places like our blog, newsletter, Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn, GitHub and RSS.

    Chad Pytel
    March 21, 2025
    • News
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  9. Our podcasts are now available on YouTube

    The Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots Podcast and The Bike Shed are now available on YouTube podcasts and YouTube Music.

    Chad Pytel and Derek Chavez
    March 6, 2025
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    • News
  10. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are still important

    We remain committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, not only as a moral imperative, but because having a diverse team with different experiences and perspectives doesn’t hinder productivity. It makes us more successful.

    Chad Pytel
    February 24, 2025
    • DEI
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