Many voices. One Flagrant.

August 2023

Delightful Reveal #31

August 14, 2023

We hosted a southern-themed potluck, delivered reports multiple times, and booked lodging for our Madison visitors. But what’s got us celebrating? Our new desk chair, funky little chive and cow pens, and sharing the magic of fantasy books with a thrilled seven-year-old listener before bed each

Fixing a Common N+1 Query

August 10, 2023

ActiveRecord can be so seamless, that it can make something that’s relatively costly in the DB look cheap in terms of characters you need to type. One place where this crops up is in an N+1 Query. Set the scene Let’s say we have a common “Posts” with “Comments” structure of something. Here

Delightful Reveal #30

August 7, 2023

“This is a nightmare of weirdness but it seems to work.” What we did: Had a meeting with Metis Communications to talk about how to let the world know we’re here. Looked forward and set SMART goals for the next six months for Valenzia, Jonathan B, and Jonathan G via Sticky Note

Delightful Reveal #29

August 1, 2023

“We built this template on rock and roll.” What we did: Prepared a quick-list of problem areas and findings for our cycle planning. Completed an add-on usability test session (surprise!); exported observations to Mural and analyzed them as a team; began to answer research questions and