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1 Jun 2016
A declining but still significant percentage of respondents to Planet Argon's Rails survey (down to 16% this year, from a high of 31% in 2009) don’t use any exception notification at all on their projects. Why turn a deaf ear to an important part of your application’s health?
1 Jun 2016
One of the questions we asked in the recent survey was "How many years have you been developing with Ruby on Rails?". The purpose of this question is to get a very general idea of the shift in experience across the community.
1 Jun 2016
Our work with the Portland-based Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT) recently launched and the first applications to enter its new system are making their way to MMT this month! In this post, we wanted to share our process for building the grant management database, the lessons we learned, and the result of almost three years of working together with MMT.
1 Jun 2016
Since 2012, PostgreSQL has grown to be the preferred choice of Ruby on Rails developers. We've been championing it for a bit longer.
26 May 2016
Digital project managers (DPMs) know all the infinite details of their projects from the smallest feature updates to massive project builds or overhauls. When it comes to the development languages though, sometimes DPMs are a little in the dark, and that's ok! But if your project is built or being built using Ruby on Rails, there are some things you should know about why some developers go all googly-eyed over it. And why you, as the DPM, should too.
25 May 2016
Earlier this year we helped our partners at Screaming Circuits launch a new web application using Ember.js as the client-side framework. In this project, we designed and implemented a more robust quoting engine and account service center, integrated support content into a helpful, organized resource center, and allowed for more engaging marketing content to tell the Screaming Circuit story. This post dives into the project’s needs, solution, challenges, and takeaways.
25 May 2016
Recently, I was invited to chat with Chris Bolton of Murmur Creative to talk shop. We covered a lot in 45-minutes. Check it out!
23 May 2016
Sometimes simple ID or Class name selections are not enough. Here we see how a simple .filter() function allows for jQuery code that is both flexible and extendable.
23 May 2016
Unfortunately for America’s health care system, things haven’t been simple for a while. Providers face issues that cost time and money; consequently, the general population is adversely affected. Here are some (of many) obstacles that medical professionals confront regularly and ways we as designers and developers can help.
20 May 2016
In this post, I’ll explain what a requirement is and why it’s important. Then I’ll help you build a requirements document by providing a list of questions you should answer. So the next time you are asked for your project requirements, you are 100% prepared.
5 May 2016
Agile is one of the hottest buzzwords around today. Here’s what it’s all about, how we do it at Planet Argon, and some tips for you to work with this approach.
27 Apr 2016
We are awash in a sea of options for Javascript frameworks.
We all want the right tool for the right job, but separating useful information from noise can be tough & choosing the "correct" technology can be a daunting task.
In an attempt to not add more fuel to the fire in the everlasting Ember vs. Angular debate, here is a list of some (relatively) unbiased comparisons between two of the most popular JS frameworks that we feel accurately summarize the pros & cons that come along with the tools being used to build modern web applications today.
27 Apr 2016
Over the last few months, we’ve added Design Sprints to our toolbox; working through exercises to help us define problems, goals, and solutions. A design sprint can be used in any project but I’d like to specifically talk about how it can help with a legacy health care application.
27 Apr 2016
I have a confession.
Please don’t place blame or judge too harshly - and hear me out.
My name is Annie, and I overuse lightboxes.
19 Apr 2016
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12 Apr 2016
This list is for both the developer who could use some help navigating the world of design and the designer who is always on the hunt for a new weapon to add to their arsenal.
11 Apr 2016
Debugging Gems in a Rails is fun and easy, when Bundler started giving me nonsensical errors I cracked it open to take peek.
8 Apr 2016
Flexbox is the answer to so many frontend developers nightly prayers. It helps with column-based layouts and has a few more tricks up its sleeve. You won't believe the part about content-ordering!
6 Apr 2016
5 Apr 2016
An overview of why we use Ruby on Rails and why it is a good framework for the people we work with.
4 Apr 2016
Over the years, we’ve had a number of product ideas. Here are five applications that never survived.
4 Apr 2016
Version 5 of Ruby on Rails is coming soon! Using this new version is a no-brainer for a new project, but should your team take the time to upgrade your existing Ruby on Rails app?
1 Apr 2016
Art, without distribution and discovery, moves nobody. Did it ever exist? Science, without clear explanation and advocacy, won’t be understood by the masses. Will it make an impact?
31 Mar 2016
Steve Suo and Grant Butler from the Oregonian/OregonLive share their experience of working with our team and the results of our redesigned Recipe Box; from a more inspiring and searchable application, to an increase in traffic, to simultaneously freeing up their staff time to focus on the content they serve to customers.
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