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Fear isn’t the enemy in teamwork — silence is.

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 3d

When we voice our fears, we build trust, courage, and stronger teams.

When we voice our fears, we build trust, courage, and stronger teams.

thoughtbot Amsterdam Meetup · Luma

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 6d

Hallo to our friends in Amsterdam 👋 Next week our team will be in your wonderful city for our annual company gathering.

We’d love to connect with local friends, clients, and community members, so we’re hosting a Friends of thoughtbot meetup on Tuesday, October 7. Tot snel! luma.com/dw8uijf2

Join thoughtbot as we host an informal gathering of clients and friends old and new for drinks, snacks, and great conversation.

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New thoughtbot merch store just launched!

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 6d

We’ve launched a thoughtbot merch store with new swag, sizes, and logo.

We’ve launched a thoughtbot merch store with new swag, sizes, and logo.

thoughtbot Open Summit | Open Source hacking | Talks | Workshops

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 7d

...With not just thoughtbot leading, but the community collaborating and growing TOGETHER. 🫶

We hope you’ll join us on October 31st to work directly with maintainers, contribute in real time, and help shape what’s next!

Register for free and secure your spot: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Be a part of thoughtbot Open Summit and save the date for October 31, 2025. The Ruby community thrives when we build together! Our free, virtual Summit brings developers, maintainers, and teams…

thoughtbot Open Summit | Open Source hacking | Talks | Workshops

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 7d

For over 20 years, thoughtbot has helped shape the Ruby on Rails ecosystem.

From building OSS tools like factory_bot to frameworks like Administrate and Superglue, our team has worked in the open to make Rails stronger and more resilient.

thoughtbot Open Summit is about continuing that story...

Be a part of thoughtbot Open Summit and save the date for October 31, 2025. The Ruby community thrives when we build together! Our free, virtual Summit brings developers, maintainers, and teams…

thoughtbot’s internal consulting course is now public

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thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 8d

After years of learning together with our internal consulting course, we're making it public to everyone. Learn with thoughtbot.

After years of learning together with our internal consulting course, we’re making it public to everyone. Learn with thoughtbot.

thoughtbot Open Summit | Open Source hacking | Talks | Workshops

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thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 9d

We hope you'll join for our hands-on, free virtual event on October 31st. Let's learn and build together. 💪 thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Be a part of thoughtbot Open Summit and save the date for October 31, 2025. The Ruby community thrives when we build together! Our free, virtual Summit brings developers, maintainers, and teams…

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 9d

Why should experienced developers take time out of their day to join thoughtbot Open Summit? Chad shares his thoughts on honing your craft.

We hope you'll join for our virtual event on October 31st: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

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thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 9d

thoughtbot Open Summit just got bigger! The agenda will from 9am–8pm UTC (5am–4pm ET), giving you more opportunities to join sessions live across time zones.

Stick around if you can because 🥁 THE Aji Slater will be closing out the day with a special closing talk.

thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

What sets thoughtbot designers apart?

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 9d

thoughtbot designers aren't just pushing pixels—they're full-stack product partners and front-end developers.

thoughtbot designers aren’t just pushing pixels—they’re full-stack product partners and front-end developers.

thoughtbot Open Summit | Open Source hacking | Talks | Workshops

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 10d

Join us on October 31 to learn, contribute, and build together.

Secure your free ticket (and share with your team!): thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Be a part of thoughtbot Open Summit and save the date for October 31, 2025. The Ruby community thrives when we build together! Our free, virtual Summit brings developers, maintainers, and teams…

🎙️ FREE Resource: Product Design Sprint FigJam Template

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 10d

It’s not just about Rails.

This year at thoughtbot Open Summit, we will be joined by @timriley.info, creator of the Hanami framework!

Rails is at the center of our work, but this summit brings together leaders and developers across multiple frameworks and technologies to shape what’s next.

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thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 10d

Take the pain out of setting up your Product Design Sprint with our free PDS schedule and template board on FigJam!

Take the pain out of setting up your Product Design Sprint with our free PDS schedule and template board on FigJam!

Introducing The Opinionated thoughtbotter: Hot takes from our senior team

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 15d

We launched a new video series where our team shares their spiciest takes on the tech world. From AI-assisted coding skepticism to why CSS makes you a true full-stack dev, these debates reveal the thinking that shapes better products. Watch Episode 1 now.

We launched a new video series where our team shares their spiciest takes on the tech world. From AI-assisted coding skepticism to why CSS makes you a true full-stack dev, these debates reveal the thinking...

Superglue 2.0 Alpha: React ♥️ Rails Turbo Streams!

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 22d

Superglue 2.0 incoming! Bringing the power of Rails Turbo Streams to React.

Superglue 2.0 incoming! Bringing the power of Rails Turbo Streams to React.

Leaving clients with more than a Figma file: a guide to design system handoff documentation

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 23d

How can you make sure that your clients have what they need to get the most out of your carefully considered and designed design system once your engagement ends?

How can you make sure that your clients have what they need to get the most out of your carefully considered and designed design system once your engagement ends?

Lessons from using AI in Discovery

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 24d

We tested multiple AI tools for synthesizing discovery output and found the best insights come when machines find the patterns and humans connect the dots.

We tested multiple AI tools for synthesizing discovery output and found the best insights come when machines find the patterns and humans connect the dots.

Ruby on Rails Development and Consulting Services | thoughtbot

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 28d

Did you know that Rails 7.1 stops receiving security updates in 3 weeks? Teams that care about security, but are still using Rails 7.1 should consider an update.

We can help you get there. Let's talk about your Rails upgrade thoughtbot.com/services/rub...

thoughtbot has provided expert Ruby on Rails Development and Consulting Services since 2005. Build a team and codebase your developers will love.

Our Philosophy on Developer Rotation

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 29d

Most virtual conferences are background noise. This one is career impact.

Join thoughtbot Open Summit 2025 on Oct 31st!

- Rails, React Native, AI
- factory_bot, Administrate, Superglue, Hanami
- And more TBA

Secure your free ticket: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · 29d

Learn why developer rotations are not a bug but a feature. thoughtbot.com/blog/our-phi...

Learn why developer rotations are not a bug but a feature.

Friends of thoughtbot EuRuKo Meetup 2025 · Luma

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · Sep 9

Will we see you at EuRoKu in Portugal next week?

We're hosting a casual meetup in the park and we'd love to see you there. RSVP to claim your thoughtbot merch and let's catch up over refreshments ☀️ luma.com/sh2hsgwg

Join the thoughtbot team for a casual meetup after day 2 of EuRuKo. We'll have some refreshments, snacks, merch, and good conversation. We'd love to meet…

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thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · Sep 5

We'll be present in another edition of EuRuKo, bringing talks and a lot of swag. We're looking forward to meeting you!

Meet us at EuRuKo 2025

We’ll be present in another edition of EuRuKo, bringing talks and a lot of swag. We’re looking forward to meeting you!

Implementing RAG with pgvector

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · Sep 4

Today on AI in Focus we'll be converting our existing elastic-search powered Retrieval Augmented Generation question answering service to use embeddings and pgvector within our Rails app. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXxN...

Today on AI in Focus we'll be converting our existing elastic-search powered Retrieval Augmented Generation question answering service to use embeddings and pgvector within our Rails app.

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A few thoughtbot memories from the final RailsConf

thoughtbot @thoughtbot.com · Sep 4

Our team was all-in for the final RailsConf. Learn about our talks, an underground event, and a special keynote.

Our team was all-in for the final RailsConf. Learn about our talks, an underground event, and a special keynote.