1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (36+ words) Steve Polito makes the case for Bootstrap as the best front-end toolkit for server-rendered applications. In this episode of The Opinionated thoughtbotter, he and Svenja Sch'fer debate Bootstrap vs. Tailwind, MVP speed, customization, documen......

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (166+ words) Jo'l and Sally cover all the bases as they look at improving their test suite performances times. Our hosts lay out some spicy takes on various different test suites, comparing the key differences across the different forms of testing, where…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (39+ words) Linting isn't about tabs vs. spaces. It's about team consistency. thoughtbot senior developers Svenja Sch'fer and R'my Hannenquin talk code style, automation, PR review sanity, and why "just format the whole codebase" might be the least painf......

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (179+ words) Sally and Aji flick through thoughtbot's guide to best practices in a bid to brush up on their coding habits. Our hosts discuss key ideas from the guides that stand out to them the most, why they're considered to be…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (199+ words) Sami makes his triumphant return to the Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots Podcast as he and his fellow hosts discuss a brand new tool currently in pre-production at thoughtbot. Chad lays out his idea for the tool, how…...

2+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (156+ words) Sally and Aji assess some common metrics for success when working a project and how they may not always provide the clearest picture of how things are going. Together they discuss how to communicate effectively with stakeholders who are less…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (195+ words) Jo'l and Aji reference their personal bibliographies as they compare the different influences that have shaped their programmer world view. Our hosts discuss their most influential programming material, from books, talks and video, and how it's impacted the way they…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (267+ words) Celebrate Giant Robots" 600th episode in style as Sami pulls together thoughtbot staff old and new to celebrate this monumental milestone. Sami shines a light on his colleagues at thoughtbot and the history of the show, reflecting on how far they…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (174+ words) Our hosts discuss the pros of AI and where they find the tool genuinely useful, it's limitations, downsides and where it's causing harm, the differences between bad AI code and human code, before asking the question of where this AI…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (247+ words) Jo'l and Sally tidy up the place as they discuss the different ways a new codebase and team can feel welcoming to them. Together they break down the things that help them ingrate into a new project more easily, explain…...