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This Week in #dev (Jun 16, 2023)

Highlights of what happened in our #dev channel on Slack this week.
thoughtbot
June 23, 2023
- This Week In Dev
- TIL
- PostgreSQL
- Databases
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The Blank Page Problem

Getting started from a empty page can be tough. But there are some strategies for breaking the blank.
Jared Turner
June 22, 2023
- Productivity
Inspecting Ruby's inspect method

Because 0x0000000103f70c98 never helped anyone.
Louis Antonopoulos and Steve Polito
June 20, 2023
Google Translate vs. ChatGPT: What About Portuguese?

I compared Google Translate and ChatGPT to translate one of my blog posts to Portuguese. The results were not surprising.
Matheus Richard
June 19, 2023
This Week in Open Source (June 16, 2023)

Recent thoughtbot open source updates (June 16, 2023).
Sara Jackson
June 17, 2023
🎉 thoughtbot20: Things We've Learned

Past and present teammates share memorable learnings. Share something you’ve learned and tag #thoughtbot20 on Twitter or Mastodon to enter our drawing to win anniversary swag.
Stephanie Kuroda
June 16, 2023
10 Tips to stay focused on your personal Projects

How do we stay focused on our projects when we have so much going on?
Fernando Marques
June 16, 2023
- Pomodoro
- Eisenhower
- Focus
- Personal
- Project
- Breakable Toy
- Improvement
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Crafting interfaces that empower users.

User interfaces enable or frustrate users. Good UIs empower users by making goals achievable, bad ones make users feel lost and helpless. This article discusses how to craft empowering UIs.
Moses Amama
June 15, 2023
This Week in Open Source (June 9, 2023)

Recent thoughtbot open source updates (June 9, 2023).
Sara Jackson
June 12, 2023
🎉 thoughtbot20: An Open-Source Path to thoughtbot

Open-source paths lead to thoughtbot. Share your open-path story and be entered into a drawing for anniversary swag!
Stephanie Kuroda
June 9, 2023
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