Longreads

Longread

What The Rails Foundation Means for the Ruby on Rails Ecosystem

There was exciting news from the Ruby on Rails camp this week with the announcement of The Rails Foundation, a new non-profit dedicated to improvin...

Andrew Parshukov Andrew Parshukov November 24, 2022 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

What Is Refactoring (And Why Is It Useful)?

Code refactoring is the process of refining the code itself, without changing what it does. The point is to make it easier for developers to use, u...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski November 24, 2022 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

When will Ruby finally die?

On behalf of the Rails Foundation, the official Ruby on Rails website published an announcement in mid-November. The newly formed NPO announced it ...

Sergei Masiutin Sergei Masiutin November 24, 2022 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

JetRockets' Values and How They Help Our Clients

Whether stated explicitly or not, every company has a set of values that it lives by. These values shape the way employees operate, from manager...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski November 30, 2022 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

Why Leadership Is Emotional Labor

Leadership is a multifaceted skill. Depending on their context, a leader may have to perform administrative tasks, social activities, and even t...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 05, 2022 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

What Makes An Effective Team Leader?

Leadership is an intangible skill, and that makes it hard to describe. What makes an effective team leader can’t be captured in a short definiti...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 12, 2022 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

How Test Driven Development Helps Teams Write Better Code

During the 1990’s and early 2000’s, new developments in the tech industry made developers need to write code differently.  The growth of the int...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski January 20, 2023 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

Why You Should Consider a Technology / Codebase Audit

Modern technology systems can be difficult to maintain, and tend to accumulate problems as they get older. It is wise to periodically address th...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski January 23, 2023 Updated February 09, 2024
Longread

Will AI overtake our jobs?

In November last year, ChatGPT was released to the public. The OpenAI team has done a quality job, and their artificial intelligence shows excel...

Sergei Masiutin Sergei Masiutin January 24, 2023 Updated February 09, 2024

Have a project
in mind?

Tell us about it. We'll tell you how we can help — honestly.