Giant Robots: thoughtbot Blog

- All Topics
- Design
- Development
- Product
- More topics
If it's Interactive, it Needs a Focus Style

Improve your site’s accessibility using focus styles.
Thom Obarski
December 4, 2019
- Design
- Accessibility
- CSS
Faking External Services in Tests with Adapters

When faking external services in tests, start with something simple. I like having a public interface to adapters and having an in-memory adapter for tests. Let me show you an example.
German Velasco
November 28, 2019
- Testing
- Ruby
- Rails
- Web
Solving Real Problems With Design

Design-centered methods will bring clarity to any product problem or business idea.
Thom Obarski
November 27, 2019
- Design
Using Design Thinking to Plan a Trip Across the Country, part 1

When working through the notion of relocating from one coast to another, design thinking processes were indispensible in planning the trip.
Skipper Chong Warson
November 22, 2019
- Design Thinking
- Design
JavaScript Type Checkers are More than Linters

Treating your JavaScript type checker as a linter doesn’t allow you to fully leverage your static type system.
Sid Raval
November 21, 2019
- JavaScript
- Types
CSS at an Intersection

Is CSS broken or awesome?
Thom Obarski
November 20, 2019
- Design
- CSS
- Boston
Supercharge Your Elixir and Phoenix Navigation with vim-projectionist

Toggle between alternate files, edit files by type, and create files with templates — all with vim-projectionist. If you’ve never used it, you’re in for a treat.
German Velasco
November 18, 2019
- Vim
- Elixir
- Phoenix
Intro to Accessibility

Create robust experiences that are usable by all through Inclusive Design.
Thom Obarski
November 13, 2019
- Accessibility
- Design
New online workshop: How to stay agile when building compliant health tech products

Announcing our workshop exploring the unique challenges for building software with compliance and privacy concerns.
Sarah Cassidy
November 12, 2019
- Health Tech
- Compliance
- Design
- Process
Finding the Time to Refactor

Many people ask, “How do I find time to refactor?” I think the question itself betrays a misunderstanding of refactoring. Let me tell you when I refactor.
German Velasco
November 11, 2019
- Refactoring
- Good Code
Sign up to receive a weekly recap from thoughtbot

Your email address

Looking for even more ways to stay connected?

Check out our feeds

Sign up to receive a weekly recap from thoughtbot