Evil Martians
@evilmartians.com
The go-to agency for early-stage developer tools startups
Calling all frontend engineers. It's the perfect time to become a Martian.
We’re looking for a JS dev who respects CSS, UX, and design and can work independently on a fully remote team.
Join the team behind PostCSS, Nano Stores, and OKLCH. Apply here: evilmartians.com/careers/fron...
We’re looking for a JS dev who respects CSS, UX, and design and can work independently on a fully remote team.
Join the team behind PostCSS, Nano Stores, and OKLCH. Apply here: evilmartians.com/careers/fron...
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Calling all frontend engineers. It's the perfect time to become a Martian.
We’re looking for a JS dev who respects CSS, UX, and design and can work independently on a fully remote team.
Join the team behind PostCSS, Nano Stores, and OKLCH. Apply here: evilmartians.com/careers/fron...
We’re looking for a JS dev who respects CSS, UX, and design and can work independently on a fully remote team.
Join the team behind PostCSS, Nano Stores, and OKLCH. Apply here: evilmartians.com/careers/fron...
What made @workos.bsky.social, @sentry.io, @planetscale.com, and other devtool startups succeed in the rough waters of 2025?
@vicamelnikova.bsky.social spent the year in San Francisco talking face-to-face with founders you already follow. Below are the top pieces of advice to take into 2026.
@vicamelnikova.bsky.social spent the year in San Francisco talking face-to-face with founders you already follow. Below are the top pieces of advice to take into 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
What made @workos.bsky.social, @sentry.io, @planetscale.com, and other devtool startups succeed in the rough waters of 2025?
@vicamelnikova.bsky.social spent the year in San Francisco talking face-to-face with founders you already follow. Below are the top pieces of advice to take into 2026.
@vicamelnikova.bsky.social spent the year in San Francisco talking face-to-face with founders you already follow. Below are the top pieces of advice to take into 2026.
It's honestly been heart-filling to see everything we achieved together on a single page. So, this goes to our clients, partners, and our incredible team: Thank you, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Onward to 2026. 🛸✨
Onward to 2026. 🛸✨
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's honestly been heart-filling to see everything we achieved together on a single page. So, this goes to our clients, partners, and our incredible team: Thank you, we truly couldn’t have done it without you.
Onward to 2026. 🛸✨
Onward to 2026. 🛸✨
And last but not least, our team grew. We welcomed four new Martians: Vadim Kotov, George Asfour, Yaroslav Kurbatov, and Ivan Chepurin.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And last but not least, our team grew. We welcomed four new Martians: Vadim Kotov, George Asfour, Yaroslav Kurbatov, and Ivan Chepurin.
Martians spread the word at meetups and conferences: 35 talks across 13 countries, including two keynotes.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Martians spread the word at meetups and conferences: 35 talks across 13 countries, including two keynotes.
We amplified our voice with 55 new articles, attracting 463k technical readers worldwide.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We amplified our voice with 55 new articles, attracting 463k technical readers worldwide.
Our podcast is also looking cooler than ever after partnering with Chroma for an in-person season of Dev Propulsion Labs, reaching 25k total views.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our podcast is also looking cooler than ever after partnering with Chroma for an in-person season of Dev Propulsion Labs, reaching 25k total views.
We hosted 12 Ruby meetups and our first-ever Ruby conference in San Francisco, welcoming 400+ attendees, alongside incredible sponsors and live demos. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We hosted 12 Ruby meetups and our first-ever Ruby conference in San Francisco, welcoming 400+ attendees, alongside incredible sponsors and live demos. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen
Our open-source ecosystem grew to 123 projects, with 6 new launches this year (including a strong debut from AgentPrism). Community love pushed us to 180k GitHub stars, with +17k in 2025 alone.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our open-source ecosystem grew to 123 projects, with 6 new launches this year (including a strong debut from AgentPrism). Community love pushed us to 180k GitHub stars, with +17k in 2025 alone.
Let’s take a moment to reflect on what 2025 looked like:
44 companies trusted us to build, stabilize, and redesign their products, helping them raise $644,224,994 from leading VCs.
44 companies trusted us to build, stabilize, and redesign their products, helping them raise $644,224,994 from leading VCs.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Let’s take a moment to reflect on what 2025 looked like:
44 companies trusted us to build, stabilize, and redesign their products, helping them raise $644,224,994 from leading VCs.
44 companies trusted us to build, stabilize, and redesign their products, helping them raise $644,224,994 from leading VCs.
Michael Grinich (@grinich.bsky.social), CEO and founder of WorkOS, describes product-market fit as a force that keeps pushing you forward… even when you make seemingly catastrophic mistakes.
And you usually know you’re close when enterprise teams start knocking on your door.
And you usually know you’re close when enterprise teams start knocking on your door.
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Michael Grinich (@grinich.bsky.social), CEO and founder of WorkOS, describes product-market fit as a force that keeps pushing you forward… even when you make seemingly catastrophic mistakes.
And you usually know you’re close when enterprise teams start knocking on your door.
And you usually know you’re close when enterprise teams start knocking on your door.
4. Giving designers freedom to create on top of default, template designs. Let users edit the colors, components, fonts in a way that’s easy and actually customizable.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
4. Giving designers freedom to create on top of default, template designs. Let users edit the colors, components, fonts in a way that’s easy and actually customizable.
3. Borrowing ideas from videogames UI to offer an alternative to chat-based interaction.
For example, using Zelda’s power wheel UI to navigate design options.
For example, using Zelda’s power wheel UI to navigate design options.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
3. Borrowing ideas from videogames UI to offer an alternative to chat-based interaction.
For example, using Zelda’s power wheel UI to navigate design options.
For example, using Zelda’s power wheel UI to navigate design options.
2. Allowing users to do simple inline editing. These don’t need to be complex and full of features like Figma, but allow users to edit text and move objects around.
Tools like @bolt.new and Dazl are already doing this.
Tools like @bolt.new and Dazl are already doing this.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
2. Allowing users to do simple inline editing. These don’t need to be complex and full of features like Figma, but allow users to edit text and move objects around.
Tools like @bolt.new and Dazl are already doing this.
Tools like @bolt.new and Dazl are already doing this.
1. Treating design as a first-class citizen and creating a tab for vibecoders to edit the UI directly on the app.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
1. Treating design as a first-class citizen and creating a tab for vibecoders to edit the UI directly on the app.
When developers and designers are in love, they make programmable colors! Learn about this harmony from @inazarova.bsky.social and @objartel.bsky.social at @figma.com Config on May 8, live in San Francisco or virtually.
Register: config.figma.com #config2025
Register: config.figma.com #config2025
March 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
When developers and designers are in love, they make programmable colors! Learn about this harmony from @inazarova.bsky.social and @objartel.bsky.social at @figma.com Config on May 8, live in San Francisco or virtually.
Register: config.figma.com #config2025
Register: config.figma.com #config2025
🔥Just shipped: Add user presence tracking to your Hotwire apps with a few lines of code! No complex JS—just drop in and let @anycable.io do the heavy lifting. See who's online, count active users, and create real-time collaborative experiences!
March 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🔥Just shipped: Add user presence tracking to your Hotwire apps with a few lines of code! No complex JS—just drop in and let @anycable.io do the heavy lifting. See who's online, count active users, and create real-time collaborative experiences!
Watch this talk from @en.sitnik.ru (our Frontend Team Lead) at #FOSDEM about local-first and a new kind of privacy-focused architecture: 🔗 ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDE...
February 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Watch this talk from @en.sitnik.ru (our Frontend Team Lead) at #FOSDEM about local-first and a new kind of privacy-focused architecture: 🔗 ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDE...
On the final day of Railsmas, the ultimate gift to your app: stability. Read all 12 days here: evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
December 31, 2024 at 4:59 PM
On the final day of Railsmas, the ultimate gift to your app: stability. Read all 12 days here: evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
On the eleventh day of Railsmas: the world of performance tuning and optimization! Because nothing says “holiday cheer” like shaving precious milliseconds off your boot time. evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
December 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM
On the eleventh day of Railsmas: the world of performance tuning and optimization! Because nothing says “holiday cheer” like shaving precious milliseconds off your boot time. evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
It’s the 10th day of Railsmas, our series where we’re unwrapping 12 small (but mighty) ways to level up your Rails apps. Today: deck the docs with lines of clarity! evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
December 27, 2024 at 4:43 PM
It’s the 10th day of Railsmas, our series where we’re unwrapping 12 small (but mighty) ways to level up your Rails apps. Today: deck the docs with lines of clarity! evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
On the 9th day of Railsmas: making our databases faster than ever with tools, tips, and tricks to optimize performance so your app can handle the holiday rush (or any rush) without breaking a sweat! evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
December 26, 2024 at 3:48 PM
On the 9th day of Railsmas: making our databases faster than ever with tools, tips, and tricks to optimize performance so your app can handle the holiday rush (or any rush) without breaking a sweat! evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
On the eighth day of Railsmas, we’re wrapping our apps in a warm, cozy blanket of security. In this update: silent night… secure night! evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
December 25, 2024 at 1:44 PM
On the eighth day of Railsmas, we’re wrapping our apps in a warm, cozy blanket of security. In this update: silent night… secure night! evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
As we continue Railsmas, it's time to give our database toolset a makeover, starting with migrations, since they can introduce risks if not handled carefully! Read the new update here: evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
December 24, 2024 at 4:13 PM
As we continue Railsmas, it's time to give our database toolset a makeover, starting with migrations, since they can introduce risks if not handled carefully! Read the new update here: evilmartians.com/chronicles/r...
On Day 6 of Railsmas, we share some tips for a test suite so fast, Santa's elves will be jealous! evl.ms/chronicles/railsmas-on-mars-12-days-of-mandatory-developer-joy-and-challenge
December 23, 2024 at 3:09 PM
On Day 6 of Railsmas, we share some tips for a test suite so fast, Santa's elves will be jealous! evl.ms/chronicles/railsmas-on-mars-12-days-of-mandatory-developer-joy-and-challenge