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  1. Spend Your Divergence Wisely

    Complexity makes apps harder to use and harder to maintain. We can avoid that unnecessary complexity by starting with good defaults and from there making informed decisions about where to diverge from them.

    Mason Fischer
    March 2, 2017
    • Good Code
    • Techniques
    • Web
  2. Introducing JSbox Beta

    Connect your apps with webhooks and JavaScript.

    Mason Fischer
    September 18, 2015
    • News
  3. Test Drive Your Dockerfiles with RSpec and ServerSpec

    Learn to TDD your Dockerfiles with RSpec and ServerSpec.

    Mason Fischer
    February 17, 2015
    • Docker
    • TDD
    • Testing
    • Unix
  4. Why Fixed Bids Are Bad For Clients, Too

    RFPs and fixed bids are harmful to designers, developers, and clients.

    Mason Fischer
    November 13, 2014
    • Playbook
  5. Chat Example App Using Server-Sent Events

    Rails 4 can stream data to the browser with ActionController::Live using...

    Mason Fischer
    July 14, 2013
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Redis

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