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What a Fractional CTO Does in the First Two Weeks

In a world where startups need to move fast and make informed decisions, the role of a Fractional CTO has become increasingly critical.

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Rails 7.2 Dev Containers: The Generated .devcontainer Setup

Rails 7.2 can generate a .devcontainer with a database, Active Storage, Redis and headless Chrome for system tests. Commands for new and existing apps.

mysqlsqlpostgres

SQL: Get records having min/max value per group

The solution doesn't require any changes to the DB scheme (denormalization or creation of views) and can be performed in the scope of a single SQL query.

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A Typical Working Day at JetThoughts: Triage to Standups

What a working day at JetThoughts actually looks like, and how the team's self-management principle plays out in the daily routine.

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Cheap tests with Ghost Inspector

What do you do when a legacy project has no tests and adding them is difficult?

communicationprocessremote

Cons of the private chats for team collaboration

Private chat problems in startups: Why DMs hurt team collaboration. Learn transparent communication strategies, build remote team culture, avoid information silos ✓

reactjavascriptstartup

Cross-platform development using ReactXP

Startups with limited resources trying to reduce cost on delivering their apps to both web and mobile platforms.

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Deploying Jekyll to GitHub Pages with CircleCI 2.0

Have you ever seen this error when you tried to deploy your Jekyll site to GitHub Pages?

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Docker Compose Test Setup for Isolated CI Runs

Run your test suite inside Docker Compose containers for isolated, reproducible CI builds. Includes a reusable Rails setup you can drop into any project.

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Effective project onboarding checklist

Project onboarding checklist for startups: Streamline developer onboarding, reduce misunderstandings, boost team productivity. Start new projects efficiently ✓

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