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Introducing Top Secret

Automatically filter sensitive information before sending it to external services or APIs, such as chatbots and LLMs.
Steve Polito
August 22, 2025
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
- Events
Giant Robots Podcast Ep 588: When a designer meets a developer with Jeremy Blaze

Sami faces his fear of program designers by talking with Jeremy Blaze.
Sami Birnbaum
August 21, 2025
- Podcast
The Bike Shed Ep 470: All about queues with Adam McCrea

Joël talks with Adam McCrea, founder of Judoscale, about the best ways to manage your queues and autoscaling.
Joël Quenneville
August 19, 2025
- Podcast
Giant Robots Ep 587: How to go viral with Michael Praetorius

Sami looks to go viral as he discusses digital marketing with Michael Praetorius, Founder of Praetorius.
Sami Birnbaum
August 14, 2025
- Podcast
The Bike Shed Ep 469: How are we using AI? with Jimmy Thigpen

Joël and fellow thoughtbotter Jimmy Thigpen assess their AI workflows and question whether LLM partners really are as helpful as they claim to be.
Joël Quenneville
August 12, 2025
- Podcast
Keep track of color contrast in Figma with our plugin

Add accessibility color contrast information directly in the Figma UI with the Contrast Description plugin.
Andrew Spencer
August 11, 2025
- Accessibility
- Color
- Figma
- Design
Giant Robots Ep 586: What is your self-age? with Leanne Clark-Shirley

Chad discusses the changing world of AgeTech with Leanne Clark-Shirley, as they break down how age really has just become a number.
Chad Pytel
August 7, 2025
- Podcast
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
What you see may not be what you get

The characters you see hide a more complex reality.
Matheus Richard
August 6, 2025
- Programming
- Inclusivity
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