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2025

Developer Roundtable - Gripes and Empathy

September 24, 2025

Soft Deletion I’m sure we have all run into soft deletion and if you haven’t, I will break it down for you. Soft deletion is all about having the ability to restore data we have deleted. Sorry, “deleted”. Essentially, you aren’t actually deleting data from the database, you are just

Developer Roundtable: Rethinking Testing in Real-World Software Development

September 24, 2025

When developers think of testing, the knee-jerk reaction is often a push for 100% code coverage. But is coverage alone the best metric? Testing is complex and nuanced, with real-world trade-offs. Here’s how we approach testing with purpose, flexibility, and confidence. What Are Tests Really

Leveraging Hotwire for Dynamic Input Field Label Pluralization

September 24, 2025

I encountered an issue while working on a dynamic input field. The field allows users to input a number, with accompanying text indicating the type of input, like “nights.” It seemed straightforward until I realized the hardcoded label “nights” doesn’t work when the user enters the number 1. To

Why Designers Are the Foundation of Great Software

August 28, 2025

When I first started as a developer, I vaguely understood what a designer actually did. Now, I can’t imagine building without them. That shift didn’t happen overnight and I don’t think I’m alone in that journey. I think there is a large number of people who still undervalue and diminish the