An overview of how we're using Capybara Webkit to mock Chargify for a Ruby on Rails application.
Testing Chargify Direct with Capybara WebKit
28 Mar 2014
Entries tagged: development
Lessons from Planet Argon Junior Developers
27 Feb 2014
Planet Argon hired two Epicodus graduates as junior Ruby on Rails developers: Abby Smalls and Ana Tighe. I took some time to sit down with them and see how things are going so far. It was great talking to them about their experiences starting as junior developers here. We touched on some interesting points, including company culture, favorite apps, music, and some insights for people interested in development.
Javelin security product hits the market
24 Feb 2014
One of our clients, Trail of Bits, has released Javelin... an automated spear phishing and watering hole attack assessment product.
We've been helping them bring this idea to life this past year and are quite excited to see where this goes.
Easy search and filtering in Rails
21 Feb 2014
Justin Weiss posted a great article on how you can add quick and easy filtering for Rails models without bloating your controllers or models beyond adding scopes here
Sourcegraph ditches AngularJS
18 Feb 2014
Quinn Slack shares his team’s experience with AngularJS…
oh-my-zsh t-shirts now available
13 Dec 2013
If you’re a fan of my open source project, oh-my-zsh, we have t-shirts available in the online store. Enjoy!
The UK Government discusses technical debt
10 Dec 2013
Worthwhile read on how technical debt can slow down velocity on a project.
Obama encourages you to learn to code
9 Dec 2013
Just do it. The leader of the free world said so.
A chat with Ken Stowell - local Javascript expert from Metal Toad
7 Oct 2013
I’ve been scouring the internet to find some folks in our fair city of Portland, OR who are willing to talk about their developer experience.
I was lucky enough to connect with Ken Stowell of Metal Toad Media. Metal Toad Media has an agency here in Portland as well as L.A. and San Francisco.
Ken lives here with us in Portland and was happy to answer my questions. I was hoping to learn a little more about Javascript developers and how developer interns like me could find our way into the industry.
Interview with our 14 year old Ruby on Rails intern
27 Aug 2013
14 year old, James Anderson, Ruby wiz spent a few weeks in Planet Argon’s studio this summer. Upon completion of his assignment, we asked him a few questions.