Language has power, and its usage is neither benign nor harmless. Ableist language, even when unintentional, can promote stigmatization and marginalization. Vocabulary, with a simple adjustment or replacment, can be modified to be more inclusive and accommodating while we also cultivate innovative ways to collaborate and communicate.

A tale that relays my experiences getting Capybara system tests to run successfully in a dev-container on an Apple silicon based computer.

Using Test Driven Development to Solve Fibonacci Sequence.

An exploration of how to utilize regular expressions to change the design of your website when using TailwindCSS.

Using js hooks and LiveComponents.

Using Phoenix Channels and Presence.

Bootstrapping a new Phoenix project.

Building Single Page Apps from the server.

We foster the small conversations, friendships, and teamwork that forges teams together.

Refactoring for fun and profit.

Defining done in software is a moving target.

As we get close to the end of the year, many of us at Bendyworks are considering what makes a holiday. Here's what we came up with.

Creating order out of the chaos of Tailwind utility classes.

What's Now and What's Next in the Elixir community

Testing Rails applications under Docker with Capybara and Selenium

A developer attends a data conference virtually.

In the time following the start of the COVID pandemic, Bendyworks transformed from an office-based team of software developers in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, to an all-remote company with employees in half a dozen states. In spite of the many challenges, we have built the business and grown the team size.

Using React Native's built-in tools to create responsive screens.

Using React Native's built-in tools to create responsive screens

Using Docker to soothe the pain of developing Rails apps that have a complex infrastructure

Using Docker to soothe the pain of developing Rails apps that have a complex infrastructure

An introduction to creating reactive Rails applications with StimulusReflex

Reflections on a surprisingly high customer retention rate.

We decode a mystery involving comma operators, property accessors, and a single missing character.

A developer's experience using Windows for Node and Ruby on Rails development.