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This Week in Open Source (August 14, 2023)

Recent thoughtbot open source updates (August 14, 2023).
Sara Jackson
August 18, 2023
Alerting everyone, everywhere, all at once

It’s time to regain control over your alerting chaos. We’re going to talk about alerting principles and practices that can help you achieve a well-organized, healthy, and efficient alerting system for your projects!
Clarissa Borges
August 17, 2023
- Observability
- Alerting
- Monitoring
- SRE
- DevOps
This week in #dev (Aug 4, 2023)

A guide on web security, DeMorgan Laws, force-pushing without losing your work, and more!
thoughtbot
August 16, 2023
- This Week In Dev
- Rails
- Ruby
- Git
- TIL
- Tip
- Security
- Performance
- Mathematics
Superglue: digging into the framework details

Superglue creator Johny Ho answers a beginner’s questions about the new React+Rails framework.
Johny Ho and Dave Iverson
August 15, 2023
- React
- Rails
- JavaScript
- Web
Managing background processes with homebrew in MacOS Ventura and beyond

Updates to the package manager makes launch agents even easier! Here’s how.
Aji Slater
August 14, 2023
- OS X
Tips for working across timezones

7 tips for working with teammates in different time zones.
Ferdia Kenny
August 11, 2023
- Productivity
- Team
- Remote
- Workflow
Structuring Conditionals in a Wizard

Branching early helps structure multi-step forms.
Joël Quenneville
August 8, 2023
- Good Code
- Elm
- Ruby
- Rails
This week in #dev (Jul 28, 2023)

Creating reusable components with vanilla JS, checking feature compatibility across email clients, and more!
thoughtbot
August 7, 2023
- This Week In Dev
- JavaScript
- Tip
- Email
- Stimulus
- Git
Implementing dark mode in React Native

Supporting dark mode is more important than ever as users come to expect this functionality. This guide will explain how it can be done!
Stephen Hanson
August 4, 2023
- React Native
- React
- JavaScript
- Mobile
Event Recap: Open Source Festival - Lagos, Nigeria

Highlights of attending the Open Source Festival in Lagos, Nigeria.
Olamide Olaoye and Victoria Guido
August 1, 2023
- Serverless
- DevOps
- Open
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