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Finding the opposite of what you have with rails invert_where

Need to fetch the opposite data for an existing ActiveRecord query? Rails invert_where makes it effortless, but be careful with the side effects.
Trésor Bireke
March 14, 2025
- Active Record
- Ruby
- Rails
- Development
Hotwire and That Syncing Feeling

How to create a multi-view presentation that stays in sync.
Louis Antonopoulos
March 13, 2025
- Hotwire
- Ruby
- Rails
- Ruby On Rails
- Development
What UK companies need to know about the European Accessibility Act (EAA)

By the end of June 2025, the European Accessibility Act takes effect. Time to see how it might affect you.
Svenja Schäfer
March 12, 2025
- Accessibility
- Compliance
How to use ngrok and Ollama to access a local LLM remotely

Use ngrok to securely expose your local Ollama instance to the internet, making it accessible from anywhere.
Jose Blanco
March 11, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence
- Ollama
- Ngrok
- Llm
- AI
- Development
This week in #dev (Feb 21, 2025)

Highlights of what happened in our #dev channel on Slack this week.
thoughtbot
March 7, 2025
- This Week In Dev
- Ruby
- Tip
- Testing
Our podcasts are now available on YouTube

The Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots Podcast and The Bike Shed are now available on YouTube podcasts and YouTube Music.
Chad Pytel and Derek Chavez
March 6, 2025
- Podcast
- News
Seeds...of Destruction! 🌱 ➡️ 💥

Untested seeds can grow into giant, crushing vines.
Louis Antonopoulos
March 5, 2025
- Ruby
- Rails
- Ruby On Rails
- Testing
- Development
I’m currently talking to the machine and it’s not helpful at all

Ever wondered what it would be like if you use your voice to code? Well, me too. I tried 3 tools – with AI and without and these are my findings.
Svenja Schäfer
March 4, 2025
Triangle of Separation

Write code that’s easier to read, remix, and modify by following this trio of principles.
Joël Quenneville
March 3, 2025
- Ruby
- Elm
- Development
- Good Code
Scaling startups: Financial foundations & strategic product roadmap

Hear from both thoughtbot and 5th Line, who share their top tips for startups looking to scale, but want to evolve in the right way.
Kelly Gebo
February 25, 2025
- Strategy
- MVP
- Startup
- Fundraising
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