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  1. thoughtbot’s Year In Review On Clutch For 2021

    Our CEO, Diana Bald reflects and celebrates our 2021 Year in Review on Clutch.

    Diana Bald
    January 21, 2022
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  2. An Honest Look at Tailwind as an API for CSS

    Treat Tailwind as an API for CSS and avoid common pitfalls of utility-first CSS frameworks.

    Steven Neamonitakis
    January 7, 2022
    • Tailwind
    • CSS
    • Design
    • Web
  3. Tailwind and the Femininity of CSS

    Why we undervalue front-end expertise in the web development world.

    Elaina Natario
    December 15, 2021
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    • CSS
    • Tailwind
  4. thoughtbot Design Link Pack: October 2021

    What are the thoughtbot designers reading and sharing this month?

    Elaina Natario
    November 8, 2021
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  5. Models That Match Reality

    When modeling a domain, it’s important to have our model actually match reality.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 12, 2021
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    • Elm
    • Ruby
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  6. Who is empowered by your API design?

    Analysing API design through lens of skill floors and ceilings can help us think about the impact of adding a feature.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 7, 2021
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    • F#
  7. Modifications we’ve made to the Design Sprint

    Design Sprints, by their very nature, are flexible. They follow an overall arc that drives towards testing ideas with potential users, but are not constrained to a single dogmatic way to go about that.

    Eric Bailey
    May 25, 2021
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  8. Designing for Failure

    What ideas can we borrow from video game design to create a better user experience?

    Stephen Lindberg
    May 18, 2021
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  9. Organizing Styles in React Native

    Styles are important. We should be thoughtful about how we organize them.

    John Schoeman and Devin Jameson
    March 29, 2021
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  10. New health tech report looks at design in healthcare.

    After connecting with leaders across health tech product teams, we are excited to share the trends we are seeing. We hope these ideas help your product team reach their goals.

    Kelly Gebo
    March 22, 2021
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