Dive into User Testing etc.

An important theme in many teachings of the design craft, user testing can be a bit elusive with “real world work,” very often because stakeholders haven’t ever had a chance to appreciate its value when developing products. Having finally completed my own first, successful foray into user testing, I put together the process we used […]

In this episode, Kyle is joined by Mike McQuaid, a maintainer on Homebrew, to talk about open source, how Homebrew works, and the hardest part of running a huge package manager for Macs. Let's give this new format a try!

Learn when and how to use RSpec metadata to alter test behavior and application settings in specs, as well as what pitfalls you need to avoid in the process.

All the different programming languages out there seem to be a better fit for machine learning tasks than Ruby, right? Python has scikit-learn, Java has Weka, and there’s Shogun for machine learning in C++, just to name a few. On the other hand, Ruby has an excellent reputation for fast prototyping. So, why shouldn’t you […]

In this talk, Michael Langmayr talks about how GraphQL and Relay can enhance data fetching in your client-side applications. He also makes the case for replacing Redux with Relay and touches on why Facebook felt the need for another data store technology. Watch the video on YouTube below and enjoy 😍: [00:00:07] Hello everybody, so […]

Redux is usually taught with synchronous actions – these are easier to understand but as developers of web apps, we tend to deal with asynchronous actions a lot more often. In this talk, Christopher McDonald compares 3 libraries to assist you with asynchronous Redux actions: redux-thunk, redux-promise, and redux-saga. Chris also compares the different approaches […]

At Engine Yard, we're all about speed and getting our clients where they need to go faster. From deploying to support, we want to make it as easy and as quick as possible. With that in mind we're happy to announce that we're removing the credit card entry step from the free Engine Yard trial. Forget about reaching for your wallet or purse when you want to see the power of Engine Yard, just get going!

It’s time to say goodbye to again, only this time it’s not to enemies (Internet Explorer 6 and 7), but old friends. In this talk, Mike Riethmuller (@MikeRiethmuller) gives a eulogy for some much loved design patterns and techniques we love but sadly don’t need anymore. Warning ⚠️: Mike says “This will be an emotional […]

Minitest is a beautifully made test suite for writing tests to verify your expectations from your code base. According to the website, it “provides a complete suite of testing facilities supporting TDD, BDD, mocking, and benchmarking.” The way it’s implemented is rather straightforward, as you can see in creator Ryan Davis’ walk-through of Minitest’s design/implementation. […]