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Learning Terraform - A hands-on, open source contribution

Discover how to get started with Terraform’s infrastructure-as-code to streamline and simplify your resource deployment.
Fernando Perales, Clarissa Borges & Kate Young
June 3, 2025
- DevOps
- Terraform
- AWS
- Opensearch
Do you really know how to ORDER BY?

The perils of a seemingly harmless ORDER BY clause.
Thiago Araújo Silva
June 2, 2025
- Rails
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
This week in #dev (May 16, 2025)

JavaScript floating-point precision quirk, using .rb files for translations, and Rails’ all_day method.
thoughtbot
May 30, 2025
Giant Robots Ep 576: I never get bored with John Nunemaker

Chad catches up with John Nunemaker, self-employed programer on a plethora of products, on all things technical to gain insight into life as a self-employed developer.
Chad Pytel
May 29, 2025
- Podcast
Still doing Product yourself? This is why your startup’s stalling

New founders often try to do everything themselves, but partnering with an experienced Product Manager accelerates growth and reduces costly mistakes. Learn when and how to bring in product help at every stage.
Bethan Ashley
May 29, 2025
AI for Business: Adoption challenges - legal, societal and ethical considerations

Like Frodo, you have left the Shire, formed the fellowship and survived the Dead Marshes. But you still need to scale Mount Doom. In our case, Mount Doom represents the many legal, societal and ethical implications around adopting AI technology.
Ferdia Kenny
May 28, 2025
The Bike Shed Ep 465: What is quality software with Elaina Natario

Elaina Natario returns to talk with Joël about what makes good quality product design and the priorities that shape development.
Joël Quenneville and Elaina Natario
May 27, 2025
- Podcast
Let Rails Help You

Rails gives you the tools to build custom features that still feel native.
Matheus Richard
May 27, 2025
- Rails
- Ruby
Theme-Based Iterations

Key elements for focusing an iteration on a theme, connecting to product management priorities, and adding direct value to development.
Richard Newman
May 26, 2025
From dev to design: How fractional support flexes to fit your team

Have you considered the value of an entire fractional team? Fractional teams offer flexible, senior-level support across roles to help you move faster, scale smarter, and avoid the overhead of full-time hiring.
Derek Chavez
May 23, 2025
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