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Mocking and faking external dependencies in elixir tests

Explore a combination of mocking, faking, and dependency injection to focus on the code being tested.
Wil Hall
September 23, 2019
- Testing
- Elixir
Conditionally handling events in Elm

Learn how to filter events in Elm and create an onEnter event handler!
Greg Fisher
September 20, 2019
- Elm
- Web
Designing Designer Skill Growth

A self-evaluation tool that helps our Designers set their trajectory for growth in their careers.
Kyle Fiedler
September 6, 2019
Prioritizing Your Work

It’s hard pick the most important thing to work on. Here’s a guide to help.
Edward Loveall
August 27, 2019
- Process
- Consulting
Kafka Basics: Tables vs Streams

Learn the difference between a Table and a Stream in Kafka and when to use them.
Edward Loveall
August 26, 2019
- Kafka
- Data
Type-safe state modeling with TypeScript and React Hooks

Utilize the power of Typescript to model your React application’s state and context with confidence.
Wil Hall
August 23, 2019
- TypeScript
- React
- Hooks
- State
- Context
Iterative Development in Elm: HTTP

Fake out your HTTP requests for a tighter iteration cycle.
Joël Quenneville
August 20, 2019
- Elm
- Web
- Process
Velocity vs. Quality - How do developers and founders meet in the middle?

Finding the right balance between writing quality software and shipping features rapidly.
Tom Wey
August 19, 2019
flatMap Your Job Queue

Make your job queue more performant, robust, and understandable by breaking it up into a pipeline of messages.
Joe Ferris
August 16, 2019
- Data
New online workshop: Practical applications of Jobs-to-be-Done for designing successful digital products

Announcing our digital workshop introducing how thoughtbot applies Jobs-to-be-Done theory in practical ways to design and build the right features.
Kyle Fiedler
August 15, 2019
- Workshops
- Jobs To Be Done
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