Whether you’re aware of it or not, your actions and non-actions impact the people around you. Everything sends a message. Everything communicates. Everything is leading.

thoughtbot Senior Designer, Ferdia Kenny, shares how to make a simple carousel animation for your Figma prototype using Smart Animate: youtube.com/shorts/CztUj...

Encrypting data is easy — querying it isn’t. Rails' deterministic encryption makes encrypted fields both searchable and secure.

A quiet but important milestone for Git.

We ran our in-person Amsterdam Summit and Remote Summit at the same time in October. A ton of effort. Culturally priceless.

Trying to optimize your AI coding workflow? One size doesn't fit all. During an AI pair programming session, we discovered some insights about control, context and trust that might help you sharpen your own process.

Booleans and ractors on stage in Helsinki.

Check out Senior Designer Ferdia's latest short tip. In 90 seconds, he'll show you some of the most practical features of the AI image generator, Midjourney: youtube.com/shorts/PnvQt...

Three AI anti-patterns that consistently frustrate development teams, and how to avoid them.

Check out Ferdia's short Figma tips. In 90 seconds, he'll show how to easily remove an image background right in Figma: youtube.com/shorts/A87Gl...

Check out Ferdia's short Figma tips. In 60 seconds he explains how to enhance a blurry image in Figma: youtube.com/shorts/fLIgr...

The world needs more accessibility tip listicles. Here's one about screen reader testing.

Learn the ins and outs of building a game-based join code feature.

Insights from the 2025 Just Product conference - from slowing down under pressure, to experimenting with AI and vibecoding - and what this all means for product teams and leaders.

Check out Ferdia's short Figma design tips. First up, how to easily add realistic content to your prototype: youtube.com/shorts/7ZAUS...

On episode 3 of The Opinionated thoughtbotter, Svenja and Rob do not see eye-to-eye when it comes to documentation. Catch the full episode for Rob's hot take on the one true software methodology and why good documentation is unrealistic : www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXN3...

Aji is about to present our closing keynote of thoughtbot Open Summit ❤️ You can jump directly in the zoom to catch it: us02web.zoom.us/j/87946598627

We're nearing the end of thoughtbot Open Summit 2025, but what an amazing day it's been so far. Join now to catch our AI + Rails Workshop with Chad and Justin. Then you won't want to miss our Closing Keynote from Aji Slater at 3pm ET | 12pm PT. thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

The Open Source Panel at thoughtbot Open Summit is happening now! Bring your questions for our awesome group of maintainers and authors: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Ready to get even more out of factory_bot? Neil and Jose are about to start an advanced session on extending factory_bot with custom strategies. Following their session, stick around for an open source panel and then React + Rails. Join here: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

We're halfway through thoughtbot Open Summit, and what a day so far! We kicked things off with thoughtbot's Jared and Rémy, who took us back to the early, pre-Git days of open source with the Way Back Machine.

Live NOW at thoughtbot Open Summit, we're getting into Regular Expressions with Svenja Schäfer. 👀 Come join us! thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Can it be fun to improve your regular expressions skills? If anyone can do it, it's Svenja. Her RegEx workshop is starting now! Join this and 6 more sessions still to come at thoughtbot Open Summit today: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

It's time for the Opening Keynote of thoughtbot Open Summit! This will be immediately followed by Tim Riley of Hanami and then we're off to the races with live coding sessions. Learn how to log in to the event and our Discord. It's open and free to all: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Ruby and Rails are growing again, tools are evolving, and teams investing in open source are the ones staying ahead. If your company runs on Rails, this is your moment to plug back in. thoughtbot Open Summit is TODAY! And we're starting soon: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Tomorrow, October 31, we invite you and your team to take some time to invest in your craft. Whether you join us for 1 or all 10 sessions, you're guaranteed to learn something new and meet someone new (maybe it's Chad!). Register for the virtual event link: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

At this year's thoughtbot Open Summit, Aji Slater will be our closing keynote. Hear their thoughts on why open source matters. 🫶 Aji is on at 7PM UTC on Friday. Check out the full agenda: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Learn how to make factory_bot work for your unique product needs. At the thoughtbot Open Summit, Neil Carvalho and José Blanco will lead a live, hands-on session on building custom strategies. Learn how teams can extend and adapt factory_bot for complex applications.

Remember Bourbon and Bitters? Meet their modern successor: Roux. Elaina Natario talks about her new CSS boilerplate that rethinks how teams structure and scale their styles without needing to reach for frameworks like Tailwind.

Why should you tune in for thoughtbot Open Summit on October 31st? So glad you asked. See what some of your session hosts are saying! thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

From the live Administrate 1.0 release to hands-on sessions with factory_bot, Superglue and Active Agent, it’s shaping up to be a full day of open source collaboration. Check out the full lineup.

Ruby and Rails are great for building AI features. At thoughtbot Open Summit, we want to help dev teams unlock the full potential of Rails for AI, because we believe Rails is tailor-made for working with external services like LLMs.

thoughtbot's full stack designers are multi-faceted consultants with a myriad of skills. When tackling every project's unique problems and dynamics, how do you know which skills to apply to which team?

Prepare to boost your confidence with a deeper understanding of RegEx! On Oct 31st, Svenja Schäfer will be leading a LIVE workshop on regular expressions during thoughtbot Open Summit. This hands-on event is free to join. Sign up now to secure your ticket: thoughtbot.com/events/open-...

Learn how Ramp helped our remote team simplify expenses and focus on what we love.

Consider yourself a full-stack developer? If you don't understand CSS, Elaina may disagree with that assessment...

What if your admin dashboard worked the way Rails does? Administrate 1.0 is coming and it’s shipping live on October 31st at thoughtbot Open Summit.

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

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

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

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...

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

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-...

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-...

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?