Asking questions is a key part of learning in any role, including an engineering internship. Here are some steps on when and how to ask the best questions.
Preparing to Ask: An Intern’s Guide to Questions
3 Mar 2021
Rails 6.1 is Out! How to Prepare Your App Now
7 Dec 2020
The newest version of Ruby on Rails (6.1) is now available. Is your Rails app ready for an upgrade?
Finding Strength and Purpose in Collaboration: GitHub Interview
15 Oct 2020
Our CEO Robby Russell recently was interviewed by GitHub and featured in the ReadME project. The ReadME Project is part of GitHub's ongoing effort to amplify the voices of open source software a series about prominent people in the open source community. He talks about how and why he first created OhMyZsh, and how it became the huge framework it is today. Robby also discusses his journey of learning to trust contributors and the parameters he uses to produce meaningful projects.
Check out the full interview here!
Go the Distance: Navigating My Remote Internship
9 Oct 2020
Planet Argon recently began offering internships outside of their local region to take advantage of the current remote working environment of the company. Our digital marketing intern, Lucy Zheng, talks about her experience interning for Planet Argon while being based in Georgia.
Things I Learned as an Intern that I Did Not Learn in Code Bootcamp
2 Oct 2020
As is tradition, two Epicodus interns joined us in August for a short stint as a part of their bootcamp. Here's a reflection from Josey Kinnaman on her experience with us as a developer intern and what she learned.
Top 10 Technical Podcasts (as Chosen by the Rails Community)
24 Sep 2020
In the spring of 2020, we surveyed over 2,000 Ruby on Rails developers from 92 different countries. One of the questions that we asked the community about was, "What are some technical podcasts that you enjoy listening to?"
Here are the top ten!
What are the Top 10 Technical Podcasts in the Rails Community?
22 Sep 2020
In the spring of 2020, we surveyed over 2,000 Ruby on Rails developers from 92 different countries. One of the questions that we asked the community about was, "What are some technical podcasts that you enjoy listening to?"
Here are the Top Ten!
18 Years of Planet Argon
22 Sep 2020
Don't Wait Until You're Ready. Start.
18 Sep 2020
Keeping up with tradition, we brought on two interns from Epicodus five weeks ago. This time, the experience was unique in that there was a new challenge of coordinating an internship while the entire team was working remotely. Here's a reflection from Dan Merys on his time with us as a developer intern.
Webinar Recording: 2020 Ruby on Rails Developer Community Survey
10 Sep 2020
Planet Argon developers Kayla Reopelle and Shannon Jackson discussed the results of our 2020 Ruby on Rails Community Survey. Here is a recording of the webinar for those who were not able to attend.