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This Week in Open Source (December 22, 2023)

Recent thoughtbot open source updates (December 22, 2023).
Sara Jackson
February 21, 2024
How To Ask Good Questions Online

Tips for asking good questions online to get the answers you need quickly and efficiently.
Matheus Richard
February 20, 2024
- Communication
- Teams
- Culture
- Community
This Week in #dev (Feb 9, 2024)

Speed up your tests, a nice SQL trick, and a Jest global that you might not know about.
thoughtbot
February 19, 2024
- This Week In Dev
- Databases
- Rails
- Testing
- Jest
- Performance
PDS Kit - What happens on Day 1?

If you are following along with our Design Sprint Kit video playlist, this blog will shine a light on the activities you will be doing on Day 1 of your Product Design Sprint.
Ferdia Kenny
February 16, 2024
A review of FOSDEM 2024 ruby talks

Now that the videos are out, I can give teasers about the talks we had in the ruby room at FOSDEM 2024.
George Kosmopoulos
February 15, 2024
- Ruby
- Events
- Conferences
My thoughtbot Apprentice Designer Journey

Reflecting on my thoughtbot apprenticeship, and how I’ve grown as a well-rounded designer by engaging in all aspects of project development, and honing my communication and facilitation skills.
Omolola Adedayo
February 14, 2024
Get consistent data from your LLM with JSON Schema

How to parse content from a tool that is made to speak in human sentences.
Rémy Hannequin
February 13, 2024
How to use an open source LLM model locally and remotely

Use Ollama to run an open source large language model on your local machine and on a Digital Ocean remote virtual machine.
Jose Blanco and Kate Young
February 8, 2024
How not to deploy an LLM

We’ve experimented internally with LLMs on different aspects and I got into a rabbit hole no-one should fall into.
George Kosmopoulos
February 7, 2024
Live Pitch Deck Review Event

Join thoughtbot and our partners for a fun and educational pitch feedback session on February 28th.
Lindsey Christensen
February 6, 2024
- Startup
- Founder
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