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Deprecating static attributes in factory_bot 4.11

Static attributes have been the source of much confusion over the years. Their deprecation will come with a rubocop-rspec Cop to automatically replace with dynamic attributes.
Daniel Colson
August 16, 2018
- Factory Bot
- Open Source
- Testing
- Ruby
Chess and Recursion: Part 1

It turns out solving chess moves with recursion and pattern matching is a lot of fun!
Dan Barber
August 10, 2018
- Code
- Good Code
- Elixir
- Phoenix
- Recursion
Recommending blog posts with machine learning

How we recommend similar posts with an LDA topic model.
George Brocklehurst
July 30, 2018
Examining performance differences between Native, Flutter, and React Native mobile development: Take two.

Flutter proves itself to be a more performant option than previously realized.
Alex Sullivan
July 16, 2018
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Identify unnecessary rendering and improve your app’s performance.
Stephen Lindberg
July 10, 2018
- CSS
- Tools
How to define and prioritize features for your MVP

Starting a business and building an MVP is hard, really hard. In fact, according to CB Insights, 70% of startups will fail. Learn how to reduce your risk of failure by building only the features you need in your MVP.
Adrian Rogowski
July 4, 2018
- Startup
- Design
- Design Sprints
- Process
- MVP
How to Build an AI Startup, and Do You Really Need To?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the rage right now. Everyone has an opinion, which means it can be hard to cut through the hype, and get to grips with some practical down to Earth questions. Questions like “Can I build a new business that leverages AI?”, and “Where do I start?”.
Laurie Young
July 2, 2018
What to look for in a startup CTO

Steps for being smarter and more strategic when looking for the right technology partner for your startup.
Emily Bahna
June 29, 2018
- Business
- Hiring
- Teams
Bye Apple, Hello Tux

I switched from macOS to GNU/Linux. Let’s talk about the pros and cons.
Jason Draper
June 25, 2018
- Linux
- Apple
- Tools
ActiveRecord's where.not and nil

ActiveRecord’s where.not has some potentially surprising behavior when it comes to null values.
Stephen Hanson
June 22, 2018
- Rails
- Web
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