5 Reasons Automated Testing Is Worth the Investment etc.

Recently we had a client project using Wicked PDF and wkhtmltopdf on Rails. The application needed to generate PDFs both in English and Chinese characters using a custom font for printing that was compatible with both Mac and Windows desktops. This apparently simple problem proved to be a rabbit hole of considerable depth. You see, PDFs embed fonts, and this is done using the local font available at the time of creation. When generating these programatically, you need to make sure that the ...

Last week, we had the extreme pleasure of being a part of the launch of the 2016 Puppy Bowl Fantasy experience! The Puppy Bowl Fantasy Game follows the model of fantasy football. You draft a team, watch as your pups gain and lose points, and find yourself getting absurdly invested in your team's performance. It's become a staple of the Puppy Bowl experience, and something that many of us look forward to each year.

In many engineering disciplines, testing is an accepted practice. It’s not something considered an afterthought or a separate process. It’s seen as a core part of the profession. Something you do without exception. But in software development, testing doesn’t seem to be quite so absolute — yet. “Why testing still isn’t default practice in software […]

In order to enjoy the benefits of Continuous Delivery it is imperative to be able to deploy all the way to production at any time. Anything that prevents a deploy to production is a blocker, and keeping that pathway clear is the hardest part of implementing and maintaining a continuous delivery of s…

Read about the advantages of using Docker and learn how to build and dockerize a Ruby on Rails application that uses PostgreSQL, Redis and Sidekiq.

New year, new budget. I put together a subjective list of UX events: conferences, barcamps and local holidays held in the US, Europe and Israel you might want to pencil in your calendars. Some of them are paid, some (virtually) free. I’ve already visited a few of them, while others are still on my to do list. However, I believe each of them will bring something new to your skillset.

Today, Pivotal welcomes the renowned User Experience (UX) design firm Slice of Lime to the Pivotal Labs family. Slice of Lime’s impressive industry accolades are numerous and include highlights such as the prestigious UX Magazine’s Most Effective User Experience Agency and Outside Magazine’s Top 100 Best Places to Work (2015). In this post, Pivotal Labs Vice President Drew McManus interviews Kevin Menzie, founder and CEO of Slice of Lime, to learn more about their organization, why this acquisition is such a good fit, and how Pivotal customers will benefit from better access to this team.

While the actual tests themselves may not change, the are many different approaches to testing an Ember app. In this post, we are going to explore one such option: “Outside-in.” This is where we drive the development of our application/feature starting at the highest level and let the tests guide us down all the way […]