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Name the Abstraction, Not the Data

Naming presenters can be challenging. By shifting our perspective to look at what abstraction we are representing rather than the data being presented, we can bring clarity to our presenters, views, and models.
Eebs Kobeissi
January 20, 2020
- Rails
- Good Code
- Code
5 Tips for More Helpful Code Reviews

Having your code reviewed can be daunting. But it can also be very helpful. As reviewers, we can make the difference. Here are five tips to make your code reviews more helpful to the author.
German Velasco
December 31, 2019
- Code Review
- Process
Best resources to upskill your technical team

Tried and tested techniques to keep your Ruby on Rails or React Native team up to date.
Joël Quenneville
December 23, 2019
Conducting User Research Interviews Workshop

Get the most out of your user interviews.
Thom Obarski
December 11, 2019
Decimating deprecated finders

Use synvert snippets to automatically rewrite ruby code for a smoother upgrade path to Rails 5.
Jesse Bailey
December 11, 2019
- Parsing
- Ruby
- Rails Upgrade
- Rails 5
- Rails
The Case for WET Tests

We can always make our test suite more DRY. But should we?
Amanda Beiner
December 10, 2019
- Testing
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- React
Use Grid Shorthand to Visualize Explicit CSS Grid Tracks

The CSS grid shorthand property makes it easier to keep track of your track sizes and names.
Stephen Lindberg
December 9, 2019
- CSS
- Design
Executables can Introspect their Output Destination

Sometimes, a programs output will depend on where it is sending that output.
Sid Raval
December 6, 2019
- TIL
- Unix
- Shell
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
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