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This Week in Open Source

Recent thoughtbot open source updates.
Sara Jackson
May 7, 2024
Advanced Ruby: The chainable request pattern

Make your transactional web requests more maintainable with The Chainable Request Pattern.
Thiago Araújo Silva
May 6, 2024
A peek inside my meeting facilitation playbook: co-pilot with me ✈️📕

No grand claims here, just some learned practical insights and tips. Let’s make our meetings enjoyable and effective, shall we?
Bethan Ashley
May 3, 2024
- Meeting
- Teams
- Fun
- Back To Basics
Meet thoughtbot at RailsConf 2024

RailsConf 2024 kicks off May 7 and we hope to meet you there. Here are some places you’ll find thoughtbot speaking, pairing, organizing, and eating!
Lindsey Christensen
May 2, 2024
- Events
- Rails
- News
Even for AI, there are considerations more important than technical feasibility

AI has tremendous potential but also can be met with user apprehension. Here are is our take on the importance of approaching users with empathy and how to get started.
Kelly Gebo
May 2, 2024
Debugging Elasticsearch queries with Kibana

How to debug Elasticsearch queries using Kibana Dev Tools.
Jeanine Soterwood
May 1, 2024
- Elasticsearch
- Kibana
This Week in Open Source

Recent thoughtbot open source updates.
Sara Jackson
April 30, 2024
Rack_Test or Selenium ?

This article explores the difference between selenium and rack_test and how to leverage them to speed up your tests.
Trésor Bireke
April 29, 2024
- Ruby On Rails
- Ruby
How to integrate React with Rails 7

Want to setup React on your Rails 7 app but don’t know how do it? Read this post to explore options to consider when using React with Ruby on Rails.
Dave Iverson
April 26, 2024
- React
- Rails
- Ruby On Rails
- Superglue
- JavaScript
Team Lead Fireside Chat: A Recap

Learn how thoughtbot’s Team Leads foster a culture of growth and feedback.
Rob Whittaker
April 25, 2024
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