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A JavaScript developer's guide to Rails: Where Does Everything Come From?

Discover where Rails methods come from and solve the biggest confusion JavaScript developers face when learning Rails.
Will Larry
January 21, 2026
- Web
- Best Practices
- Ruby
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Development
- Learning
Code Audits in the Days of AI

Run a code audit on your Rails app using thoughtbot’s best practices.
Jose Blanco
January 20, 2026
A JavaScript Developer's Guide to Rails - Series Introduction

Where does current_user come from? Why is there no import? A series for JavaScript developers learning Rails.
Will Larry
January 14, 2026
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Development
- Learning
The Arrange/Act/Assert pattern

Organizing tests for readability.
Justin Toniazzo
December 16, 2025
- Testing
- Development
- Ruby
- Rails
Testing is software engineering

Skimping on tests doesn’t speed you up; it just leaves you flying blind.
Justin Toniazzo
December 15, 2025
- Testing
- Development
Git 3.0 will use main as the default branch

A quiet but important milestone for Git.
Justin Toniazzo
November 24, 2025
- Development
- Git
- News
How to use LLMs without driving your team mad

Three AI anti-patterns that consistently frustrate development teams, and how to avoid them.
Jimmy Thigpen
November 17, 2025
How to design a join code system

Learn the ins and outs of building a game-based join code feature.
Steve Polito
November 10, 2025
- Web
- Development
- Design
- Rails
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
Enough unix to get by

A baseline of commands and concepts that you need to navigate your command-line shell in a professional environment.
Mike Burns
July 14, 2025
- Unix
- Development
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