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Rubber Duck Debugging in public

Talking to a rubber duck about your code can get you far, but won’t take others with you. Learn how to turn a lonely debugging technique into a knowledge-sharing tool.
Neil Carvalho
December 27, 2023
Route-Based Scaling on Kubernetes for Rails Monoliths

Can we deploy a Rails monolith with audience-based scaling without breaking it up?
Joe Ferris
December 26, 2023
- Kubernetes
- DevOps
- Rails
Do you really need that new feature?

There’s an experiment that uses Lego to discover a bias - and somehow knowing about this bias made me think about product development.
George Kosmopoulos
December 25, 2023
- Design
- Consulting
cargo-generate: The Consultant's Secret Superpower

Lessons and guidelines from Rust, Ruby, and Python project generators.
Mike Burns
December 22, 2023
- Rust
Incubator Update 3 with Josh at Knect: Rapid Iterations Towards Insight

Another session of the thoughtbot Incubator is coming to an end — here is everything we learned through user research, rapid prototyping, and feasibility spikes, along with our founder’s insights and next steps.
Caro Sotillo Silva
December 21, 2023
How I have fun with Rust

A few guidelines to make Rust more fun and less frustrating.
Matheus Richard
December 21, 2023
- Rust
- Beginner
Rails: When Changing Code Doesn't Change Behavior

Are you updating code and not seeing changes? Try this to figure out what’s wrong.
Matheus Richard
December 20, 2023
- Rails
- Ruby
- Debugging
Code for unity: join the remote icebreaker challenge 💻✨

❄️ 8 icebreakers to supercharge your team.
Bethan Ashley
December 19, 2023
- Remote
- Teams
- Unity
- Communication
React Native push notifications with Firebase Cloud Messaging

Dive into React Native push notifications with Firebase Cloud Messaging and Notifee. From setup nuances to advanced features, this guide equips developers to engage users effectively.
Diego Oliveira and Frida Casas
December 18, 2023
Testing SQL Performance in PostgreSQL

Measure query speed with Postgres’ EXPLAIN ANALYZE.
Elisa Verna
December 15, 2023
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