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Why Factories?

Understanding why we use factories helps us write faster, more readable tests.
Joël Quenneville
January 12, 2018
- Ruby
- Web
- Testing
Why you should join (or host!) a Women’s Work Jelly

Remote work can be isolating. Remote work as a woman in tech, even more so. Join or support communities in search of gender parity. You are not alone.
Stephanie Kuroda
January 8, 2018
- Women
- News
- Events
- New York City
- Community
- Happiness
- Inclusivity
- Diversity
- Culture
What is Machine Learning?

Machine learning’s everywhere these days, but … err … what is it?
George Brocklehurst
January 5, 2018
- Machine Learning
- Python
Using Extension Functions and Operator Overloading on SpannableStrings.

Utilizing Extension Functions and Operator Overloading to Smooth Out Android’s Rough Edges.
Alex Sullivan
January 4, 2018
- Kotlin
- Android
- Mobile
Setting up CircleCI 2.0 for Rails

CircleCI 2.0 brings some great new features, but it’s not so straightforward to get started with. Let’s walk through how to get going.
Nick Charlton
January 3, 2018
- Rails
- CI
- CircleCI
How to make a Ghost theme

Get started creating your first Ghost theme with gulp, sass, and autoprefixer.
Will H McMahan
December 13, 2017
- Open Source
- Ghost
- Gulp
- Sass
I Work in Politics

A review of the ethics of thoughtbot.
Mike Burns
December 12, 2017
- Ethics
- Purpose
- Playbook
Specially Designed thoughtbot Swag Available Now to Support Our Podcasts

Help support your favorite podcasts with some new swag for the new year!
Thom Obarski
December 11, 2017
- News
- Podcast
- Swag
5 Common JSON Decoders

Elm JSON decoding in 5 common scenarios
Joël Quenneville
December 4, 2017
- Elm
- Web
Lucky is Getting Bigger and Better: Announcing v0.6

Over 130 commits and 20 new features have been added to Lucky since the first announcement a month ago. Check out all that’s new in Lucky v0.6!
Paul Smith
November 30, 2017
- Lucky
- Crystal
- Web
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