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19 Oct 2017
Articles
The Tools That Make Our Agency Tick: JIRA
13 Oct 2017
We use JIRA to keep track of each project and client that we're working with at our web development agency. Here's a quick overview of this tool and how we use it.
4 Common User Story Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
9 Oct 2017
A few weeks ago, we gave you a breakdown of the basics behind user stories. Now that you know what they are and how to write effective user stories, there’s one more thing to learn: How to avoid writing bad ones.
Clutch's Best Portland Web Development Team
21 Sep 2017
We recently achieved the top spot in Clutch.co's list of Portland's Best Web Developers. Here's how that list is created and why we're particularly proud of this accomplishment.
What's a User Story? The Complete Guide
12 Sep 2017
User stories break down massive projects into manageable portions that can be completed and shipped out to customers. Learn what a user story is, who writes them, how to write them, and more.
The Tools That Make Our Web Agency Tick: 1Password
6 Sep 2017
We use 1Password by AgileBits to store and access internal and client passwords. Here's what 1Password does, how to set it up, and how we use it every day.
How Teams Handle Rails App Upgrades: PrintReleaf
28 Aug 2017
As an agency that works with many development teams and types of companies, it’s always fascinating to learn a little bit more about how different companies are using Ruby on Rails. Recently, we chatted with Casey O’Hara from PrintReleaf to see how his team handles updates.
5 Useful Terminal Settings to Try
22 Aug 2017
Your terminal is a blank slate for parsing and navigating a wide range of information. Over the years, I’ve set up a few shortcuts in my terminal that save me time during projects, cut down on keystrokes, and reduce errors for some repeated commands. Here are my favorites.
My First Week as a Planet Argon Intern
21 Aug 2017
For five weeks, we have two interns working in-house from Epicodus, Sean Sumler and Sowmya Dinavahi. Here's a quick reflection of Sean's first week at Planet Argon.
The Tools that Make our Web Agency Tick: Harvest
11 Aug 2017
Time tracking is essential to our business. Here's how we use Harvest to track time accurately for our clients and team.