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What I learned about design by helping my grandfather send an email

The solution isn’t to just make the text bigger. We need to rethink how we approach product design as a whole.
Andrew Spencer
December 19, 2024
Zero-downtime with Rails credentials part II

Transitioning the codebase from using environment variables to Rails Credentials for Zero-Downtime Deploys.
Sami Birnbaum and Valeria Graffeo
December 18, 2024
Making typography decisions with AI as an assistant

Combine AI tools with design expertise to make better typography decisions faster. Use AI as an assistant to select, test and implement typefaces while reducing time spent on exploration.
Moses Amama
December 16, 2024
Testing SQL queries in a Ruby service

An epic journey of facing MSSQL and missing Rails.
Sally Hall
December 16, 2024
- SQL
- Testing
- Stories
- Ruby
- Web
Why should I avoid regular expressions?

Regular expressions are wondrous, but they’re ill-suited for many tasks; parsers are often more reliable.
Summer ☀️
December 13, 2024
- Regex
- Ruby
- Security
- Web
Run smarter design Sprints with AI: Meet the Product Design Sprint Assistant

Learn how to run efficient and creative design sprints with the Product Design Sprint Assistant. From problem framing to testing, this AI-powered tool helps streamline your process, track assumptions, and keep your team aligned every step of the way.
Kevin Kwon
December 12, 2024
- Design Sprint
- Artificial Intelligence
Turbo morphing woes

Morphing is cool, but it can break your JavaScript. Here are some of the problems of using it and how to work around them.
Matheus Richard
December 11, 2024
- Hotwire
- Rails
This week in #dev (Nov 29, 2024)

How to check if you’re in a local Rails env and localizing models with Active Model.
thoughtbot
December 10, 2024
- This Week In Dev
- Rails
- TIL
- Tip
First access to an AI-powered app for LEGO® fans and a unique founder story

Get first access to an AI-powered app that transforms selfies into custom LEGO® figures! Join us on Dec 17th for a live demo, exclusive beta access, and the inspiring founder story of thoughtbot client, Keira Czarnota of emagineer.
Lindsey Christensen
December 9, 2024
A new Giant Robots Podcast co-host

Sami Birnbaum joins our Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots podcast as a regular co-host alongside Will Larry and Chad Pytel.
Chad Pytel
December 9, 2024
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