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Extending factory_bot with custom strategies at thoughtbot Open Summit

Learn how to make factory_bot work for your unique product needs. At thoughtbot Open Summit, Neil Carvalho and José Blanco will lead a live, hands-on session on building custom strategies. Learn how teams can extend and adapt factory_bot for complex applications.
Lindsey Christensen
October 28, 2025
- Factory Bot
- Rails
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Rethinking CSS with Roux - debuting at thoughtbot Open Summit

Remember Bourbon and Bitters? Meet their modern successor: Roux. Elaina Natario talks about her new CSS boilerplate that rethinks how teams structure and scale their styles without needing to reach for frameworks like Tailwind.
Lindsey Christensen
October 27, 2025
- CSS
- Open Source
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Bridging the gap between Rails and React with Superglue at thoughtbot Open Summit

Superglue creator Johny Ho will showcase how Superglue makes building interactive Rails apps with React feel as seamless as working with forms, routes, and partials. Get a first look at Superglue 2.0, learn how it works under the hood, and see why it’s redefining full-stack development the Rails way.
Lindsey Christensen
October 24, 2025
- Superglue
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Announcing the thoughtbot Open Summit 2025 full schedule

From the live Administrate 1.0 release to hands-on sessions with factory_bot, Superglue and Active Agent, it’s shaping up to be a full day of open source collaboration. Check out the full lineup.
Lindsey Christensen
October 23, 2025
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- Open Source
Meet us at EuRuKo 2025

We’ll be present in another edition of EuRuKo, bringing talks and a lot of swag. We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Sarah Lima
September 5, 2025
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Upcoming JavaScript and React Conferences for 2025

The year’s not over yet — there’s plenty of JavaScript events ahead for those looking to learn, connect, and grow with the community.
Diego Oliveira and Jimmy Thigpen
September 1, 2025
- React
- React Native
- JavaScript
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- Growth
- Mobile
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Announcing thoughtbot Open Summit 2025: Leading the way in Rails and beyond

The Ruby community thrives when we build together. On October 31, our free, virtual Summit brings developers, maintainers, and teams worldwide into one space to ship real contributions and make your apps stronger.
Lindsey Christensen
August 21, 2025
- Open Source
- Rails
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A few thoughtbot memories from the final RailsConf

Our team was all-in for the final RailsConf. Learn about our talks, an underground event, and a special keynote.
Lindsey Christensen
August 7, 2025
- Events
- Rails
Building Strong Rails Teams: Join our hiring roundtable

June 18 at 12pm ET - Join thoughtbot CEO Chad Pytel for a candid roundtable on hiring senior Rails developers, with a focus on fairness, speed, and culture add.
Lindsey Christensen
June 5, 2025
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- Leadership
- Hiring
- Rails
thoughtbot at Helvetic Ruby 2025

We’re speaking at Helvetic Ruby on May 23rd, let’s meet there!
Rémy Hannequin
May 21, 2025
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- Ruby
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