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A journey towards better testing practices

Testing anti-patterns I learned to stay away from over the years.
Rémy Hannequin
March 14, 2023
- Testing
- Ruby
- Development
A practical guide to reducing your Social Media time in 2023

Looking to reduce your social media time this year and increase happiness? Here’s how!.
Ferdia Kenny
March 13, 2023
- Productivity
- Disconnecting
Stubbles - Stubbing and Doubles innit. 🧔

Confession: I’ve always struggled to understand the difference between stubbing and doubles…
Sami Birnbaum
March 10, 2023
- Testing
- RSpec
- Ruby
Innovating healthcare access on the path to health equity

Recapping a day of dynamic talks at Healthtech Austin’s Future of Care Delivery Summit.
Lindsey Christensen
February 28, 2023
- Health Tech
Upcoming React/React-Native Conferences

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in React/React Native and connect with other developers at upcoming conferences. Check out our list of some of the key events happening in the coming months.
Diego Oliveira
February 20, 2023
- React
- React Native
- JavaScript
- Events
- Growth
Building Templated Emails with MJML

Writing and previewing dynamic content in HTML emails with MJML’s secret feature.
Dave Iverson
February 15, 2023
- Email
- MJML
- JavaScript
- Web
Ruby Groups Around The World 🌎🌍🌏

Come on a journey to discover the various Ruby groups around the world. From Argentina to Vietname going through Mexico.
Dorian Marié
February 6, 2023
- Ruby
- Meetup
- Fun
How to stub Feature Flags with RSpec

Are your feature flags states leaking between your test cases? Stub them all to make your test suite more reliable. Here’s how.
Stefanni Brasil and Elias Rodrigues
February 3, 2023
- Testing
- RSpec
- Rails
- Web
Avoid Merging RSpec "Focused" Tests

Use RSpec’s Focus filter without fear of accidentally turning CI into a single-test false positive.
Stephanie Viccari
February 2, 2023
- RSpec
- Testing
Building Custom RSpec Matchers with Regular Objects

RSpec custom matchers can be written using plain old objects.
Joël Quenneville
February 1, 2023
- Testing
- Ruby
- Rails
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