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Article | Recruiting

5 Ways to Expand Your Developer Recruitment Pipeline

5 Oct 2018

You need to hire Rails developers. You post a job and...crickets. Where are all the applicants? Here are five ways to expand your developer recruitment pool.

Article | Development

The Top Traits Tech Leaders Look for in Senior Web Developers

28 Sep 2018

What qualities are most important in a senior-level web developer? Skill? Patience? Communication? We talked with tech leaders who manage and hire senior developers to find out.

Article | Development

The Ruby Testing Podcast: Refactoring Legacy Projects with John Cech

28 Sep 2018

One of our Ruby on Rails developers, John, sat down with the host of The Ruby Testing Podcast to talk about test suites within legacy applications.

Article | Development

What Services Can a Ruby on Rails Team Provide?

23 Sep 2018

Working with a team of Rails developers is a large investment. What services can a Rails team really provide for your app?

Article | Development

5 New Ruby on Rails How-To Articles to Read on Medium

14 Sep 2018

Medium has provided an excellent platform for Rails developers to create content that gives back to the peer community. Here are five of our favorite new how-to articles.

Article | Development

6 Questions to Ask a Ruby on Rails Development Company

10 Sep 2018

Are you interviewing Ruby on Rails development companies for your application? Here are six important questions to ask them in the interview process.

Article | Development

How to Estimate Small Tasks for a Big Client

5 Sep 2018

How should you estimate smaller tickets? Here are a few tips and tricks for estimating small tasks with better accuracy.

Photo | Studio

Happy 16th Birthday, Planet Argon

31 Aug 2018

Happy 16th Birthday, Planet Argon

This week, we celebrated Planet Argon's 16th birthday. We wouldn't be where we are today without our amazing clients who provide us with meaningful projects to work on every day.

If you've ever read a Planet Argon blog post, submitted a typo fix for our website, retweeted a link on Twitter, or liked a photo on Instagram, we wanted to thank you, too.

Cheers to 16 years, and many more.

Planet Argon team The team, minus a few, celebrated our 16th birthday with a happy hour at Victoria, a local North Portland watering hole.

Robby and Planet Argon Cake What's a 16th birthday without a cake? This masterpiece also happens to be vegan and gluten-free, from Gluten-Free Gem, a local Portland bake shop.