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Keep Autogenerated Files Synced

Have you ever tried to find a bug that only exists in staging, and no one knows why? That’s not nice at all.
Jonas Meinerz
September 21, 2020
- Continuous Integration
- Code Review
- Git
- Bundler
- Yarn
- NPM
- Rails
Saying no to Diez (for now)

Evaluating Diez, a framework for creating and maintaining design tokens.
Eric Bailey
September 18, 2020
- Design Tokens
- Design
- Process
- App
New panel: Your path to digital health startup success

We’re calling on health tech industry experts to discuss market incentives, partnerships, regulations, and other business strategy topics.
Lindsey Christensen
September 17, 2020
Consider the Tomato

Tomatoes are a bit of an ontological mess.
Eric Bailey
September 8, 2020
- Information Architecture
- Design
Turning COVID Unknowns into an Ongoing Product Strategy

How to strategically pivot your business and product roadmap by testing your assumptions and connecting with customers.
Kelly Gebo
September 2, 2020
It's time for a new branch

It’s easy to check out new branches in Git. We’re moving forward with main and leaving master for the reflog.
Joe Ferris
August 31, 2020
- News
- Git
When a Design Audit is Right for Your Team

Design audits are an eye-opening, rewarding tool. Identifying when to use them is a skill of its own. Let’s explore the benefits for your brand and why a design audit might be the right choice for you and your team.
Alex Chen
August 24, 2020
How thoughtbot helped the MBTA improve communication among train officials

We’re excited to announce that our work with the MBTA is now featured in the Summer 2020 issue of Design Museum magazine, as well as in a new case study on thoughtbot.com.
Jaclyn Perrone
August 21, 2020
Advice for starting a health tech startup

Startups in the healthcare space have some unique decisions to make early on: which incentives model to use, how to organize a medical team, and identifying legal resources to name a few.
Lindsey Christensen
August 17, 2020
Check your return values: APIs

Learn how to apply a little forethought and discipline to provide your users a more informative and stable app experience.
Mike Burns
August 17, 2020
- Web
- Rails
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