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Here’s a breakdown:Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringDaniel Carvalhohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/gradual-modularization-for-ruby-and-rails.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/gradual-modularization-for-ruby-and-rails.htmlModularization in Ruby on Rails (Rails) is a software design approach that breaks down a large application into smaller, self-contained units called modules.Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringDaniel Carvalhohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/langchain-langchain-rb-and-rag-based-querying.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/langchain-langchain-rb-and-rag-based-querying.htmlLangChain is an open-source framework designed to streamline the development of applications that leverage large language models (LLMs).Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringDaniel Carvalhohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/leveraging-your-own-data-with-llms-experiments-limitations-and-future-improvements.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/leveraging-your-own-data-with-llms-experiments-limitations-and-future-improvements.htmlLLMs have been undeniably garnering significant attention in the world of software development. 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You need to deliver it quickly to the market and evolve it over time.Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringTiago dos Santos Carloshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-to-install-node-js-on-windows.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-to-install-node-js-on-windows.htmlThis is a step-by-step guide for installing Node.js on a Windows machine.Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringSérgio Ildefonsohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/5-key-benefits-of-ruby-on-rails-that-make-it-startup-friendly.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/5-key-benefits-of-ruby-on-rails-that-make-it-startup-friendly.htmlAs startup CTOs know well, the success of any venture strongly relies on the ability to efficiently bring an idea to life, to turn a concept into reality.Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMTProductTiago dos Santos Carloshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/1-year-of-pandemic-remote.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/1-year-of-pandemic-remote.htmlThis article is a personal retrospective and reflection on 1 year of the pandemic crisis. I’ll also briefly talk about how we, at Runtime Revolution, adapted our recruitment process and culture…Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTCompanyFausto Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/upgrading-to-flutter-2-0-and-creating-all-types-of-apps-with-the-same-code-on-windows.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/upgrading-to-flutter-2-0-and-creating-all-types-of-apps-with-the-same-code-on-windows.htmlWhat do you think about creating an Android/IOS App + a web page + a Windows application with the same code and without much effort? Does it sound like a dream?Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringSérgio Ildefonsohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/5-steps-to-increase-your-creativity.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/5-steps-to-increase-your-creativity.htmlAm I a creative person? What is creativity? How can I stimulate my imagination? Certainly, somewhere during your life, you have asked yourself these questions.Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTDesignPatrícia Meirinhohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/connecting-react-native-to-localhost.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/connecting-react-native-to-localhost.htmlThis is something that happens to me on every React Native project.Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringAndre Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/golang-dns-resolving.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/golang-dns-resolving.htmlLately, I have been writing Golang (more commonly known as just Go, which is what I’ll be using from here on out) at work, and so far I have been enjoying it a lot!Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/remotees-at-work.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/remotees-at-work.htmlFor the past month Runtime Revolution has been working full remote, for reasons the whole world is aware of. Going remote is such a game changer at Runtime, and to me personally, that I immediately…Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMTCompanyBruno Jacquethttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/exceptionally-remote.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/exceptionally-remote.htmlThe now long distance RecruiterTue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTCompanyMaria Luís Durohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-to-start-with-react-native.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-to-start-with-react-native.htmlIn this article, I’ll tell you what you need to bootstrap a React Native app.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringAndre Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/starting-with-aws-dynamodb-using-python.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/starting-with-aws-dynamodb-using-python.htmlThis guide is meant to provide a base, or a quick start, for interfacing with AWS DynamoDB using Python, its contents are based on the repo https://github.com/5thempire/aws-dynamodb .Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Gomeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/gem-factory.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/gem-factory.htmlA cool perk of being an able developer is the ability to, if you want, improve or add to the tools you use daily and allow others to benefit from it.Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringBruno Pinchohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/the-art-of-reverting.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/the-art-of-reverting.htmlFor me, being a Software Developer is all about learning from your mistakes.Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFrancisco Pireshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/managing-unrealistic-expectations-in-recruitment.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/managing-unrealistic-expectations-in-recruitment.htmlSo your company is growing and you’re in need of some recruitment action!Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMTCompanyMaria Luís Durohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/project-idea-from-the-bottom-of-a-drawer.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/project-idea-from-the-bottom-of-a-drawer.htmlYou know that promise you make to yourself every so often about building that project you came up with years ago? Everyone owns a virtual drawer filled with ideas for amazing projects.Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Cabralhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-to-ask-when-looking-for-a-nearshore-development-company.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-to-ask-when-looking-for-a-nearshore-development-company.htmlNew companies continue to pop up every day in a growingly digital world, and there’s a shortage of talent all across the leading tech hubs.Tue, 17 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/quick-tips-to-improve-your-communication-skills.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/quick-tips-to-improve-your-communication-skills.htmlOne of the essential skills that you’ll need is how to communicate all the things related to your work. I am constantly baffled by the lack of education/preparation that college provides for one of…Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/realness-in-recruitment.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/realness-in-recruitment.htmlLet’s get straight to the point. Recruitment has a bad reputation.Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMTCompanyFausto Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/saving-data-inside-the-browsers-storage-a-summary.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/saving-data-inside-the-browsers-storage-a-summary.htmlEvery time you visit a website you may have noticed that on repeated visits there are some elements that no longer appear or load faster.Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Chitashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/developers-dont-be-fooled.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/developers-dont-be-fooled.htmlDevelopers nowadays are in charge of their own careers. Developers are one group of people that can afford to be picky in today’s job market.Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMTCompanyFausto Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/organize-your-translations-using-multiple-locales-files.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/organize-your-translations-using-multiple-locales-files.htmlOf course, this contains an example with Pokémon!Mon, 06 May 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Chitashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/to-merge-or-to-rebase-that-is-the-question.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/to-merge-or-to-rebase-that-is-the-question.htmlIt’s one of the eternal questions that ignite all dev discussions, on par with:Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringDiogo Leitãohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/grids-why-i-love-them-and-why-you-should-not-run-away-from-them.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/grids-why-i-love-them-and-why-you-should-not-run-away-from-them.htmlI am a designer, a UX/UI designer to be precise, and I love grids. But wait, which designer doesn’t? Okay, I know designers are not all the same and perhaps not all designers love grids, but we have…Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMTDesignAndré Bártolohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-slack-app-using-ruby-and-sinatra.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-slack-app-using-ruby-and-sinatra.htmlMy team at Runtime Revolution uses an in-house app for team management and other day-to-day chores. Recently, I was asked to integrate Slack’s Slash Commands into it.Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringNuno Namoradohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/toilet-vacant-a-rails-app-which-notifies-you-via-slack.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/toilet-vacant-a-rails-app-which-notifies-you-via-slack.htmlEvery day, there’s that time when you need to go to the toilet. You get off your chair, start walking towards a door with a drawing of a gentleman or a lady and hope that it is vacant.Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Chitashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/my-journey-in-developing-editor-extensions.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/my-journey-in-developing-editor-extensions.htmlWhen Github’s Atom editor was released a few years ago, I, like many other Web Developers, thought something along the lines of “Neat! An extensible editor built on a stack I know”.Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/it-recruiters-are-crybabies.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/it-recruiters-are-crybabies.htmlYap. I said it. Let the flame war begin! 🔥Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMTCompanyFausto Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/game-dlcs-look-a-lot-like-software-releases-trust-me.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/game-dlcs-look-a-lot-like-software-releases-trust-me.htmlDid you ever stop to think that a game’s downloadable content (commonly known in the game industry as DLC) and the overall game development scene currently have a lot in common with software…Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringDiogo Leitãohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/managing-a-multi-project-and-still-having-time-to-chill.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/managing-a-multi-project-and-still-having-time-to-chill.htmlSince 2017, I’ve been assigned a new role here at Runtime: managing a team of six people (including me), managing an international partner, and managing a software project (well, not just one, but…Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Rosahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/react-passing-data-between-components-with-pokemon-as-an-example.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/react-passing-data-between-components-with-pokemon-as-an-example.htmlPassing data between react components can be simple, but in some occasions, it can be very tricky. While from parent to child, and vice-versa , can be a straightforward process, you’ll need to use…Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Chitashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-no-one-tells-you-about-your-first-job-as-a-software-engineer.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-no-one-tells-you-about-your-first-job-as-a-software-engineer.htmlThe first day of work. A phrase that causes anxiety attacks in almost every senior student. College is already difficult, but how much more challenging can a real day of work be?Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMTCompanyJosé Sáhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/react-tests-component-tests-async-action-tests-and-reducer-tests.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/react-tests-component-tests-async-action-tests-and-reducer-tests.htmlSince I started developing I have always heard about testing my applications, but we would never spend much time on it. This started in college where there were some classes that gave an idea of what…Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringTiago Gomeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-cross-platform-todo-mobile-app-using-flutter-pt-2.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-cross-platform-todo-mobile-app-using-flutter-pt-2.htmlIn the first part of this series (which you should totally take a look at) , we set up our workspace to build apps with Flutter.Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Cabralhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/four-things-about-pry.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/four-things-about-pry.htmlI love REPL s. It’s a great development tool. Any decent language has a REPL. Lisp has it. Python has it. So does Haskell . And Ruby , obviously, has it!Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringBruno Jacquethttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-cross-platform-todo-mobile-app-using-flutter.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-cross-platform-todo-mobile-app-using-flutter.htmlI’ve been playing with this tool for some time, but not enough to have a thorough understanding of it. So, as I’m writing this post, I’ll actually be learning along with it.Wed, 17 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Cabralhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/implementing-conways-game-of-life-with-react-part-2.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/implementing-conways-game-of-life-with-react-part-2.htmlIn part 1 of implementing Conway’s Game of Life, we learned about React and one of the things it can be used for. We also learned what Conway’s Game of Life is, along with its rules.Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMiguel Furtadohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/getting-started-with-angular-6-gitlab-ci-cd-and-google-app-engine.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/getting-started-with-angular-6-gitlab-ci-cd-and-google-app-engine.htmlThis article will provide an initial setup to better understand and configure a continuous integration and delivery architecture (CI/CD).Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Gomeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/theres-no-i-in-team-is-a-lie.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/theres-no-i-in-team-is-a-lie.htmlOk, so the title is also a lie… There isn’t really a letter ‘i’ in the word ‘team’. But if you ignore that simple fact, my point remains — “There’s No I In Team” is a lie.Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/full-stack-people.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/full-stack-people.htmlAt Runtime Revolution everyone is Full Stack, even the few of us who aren’t developers, and we like to keep it that way.Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTCompanyFausto Nuneshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/implementing-conways-game-of-life-with-react-part-1.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/implementing-conways-game-of-life-with-react-part-1.htmlR eact is an open-source javascript library used to build user interfaces. Since its release, React has become more and more popular.Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMiguel Furtadohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/polyglot-content-in-a-rails-app.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/polyglot-content-in-a-rails-app.htmlMost of the apps that we develop are in English. As this is the most universal language in the world, it is normal to use English since it means reaching more people with our app.Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringPedro Lourençohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/are-your-meetings-effective.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/are-your-meetings-effective.htmlMeetings are becoming more and more a central part of almost all organisations. According to a study , in the US alone workers have 11 million meetings a day, which adds up to 55 million meetings per…Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTProductIvo Pereirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/python-from-the-beginning.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/python-from-the-beginning.htmlSet up Python, VSCode and JupyterWed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Gomeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-does-your-developer-environment-look-like.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-does-your-developer-environment-look-like.htmlA while ago here at Runtime Revolution, I ran a voluntary survey for the engineers in our Team to take. It started out simply as me trying to figure out if people use a different font to code than…Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/bullet-time-effects-in-unity.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/bullet-time-effects-in-unity.htmlHave you ever wondered how game developers and even motion picture directors add slow motion effects to their products and/or movies?Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMarcos Germanohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/its-a-kind-of-imagemagick.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/its-a-kind-of-imagemagick.htmlFrontend development involves managing a variety of assets, be they stylesheets, javascript files, images, video, sound, and whatever else a particular project may have.Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringDiogo Toméhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/jwt-may-not-be-the-holy-grail-you-must-choose-but-choose-wisely.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/jwt-may-not-be-the-holy-grail-you-must-choose-but-choose-wisely.htmlThe technological landscape changes at a fast pace. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with it. Fortunately, at Runtime Revolution we have a strong team always dealing on the forefront, using the…Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringHugo Costeirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/everything-redux-part-2.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/everything-redux-part-2.htmlThis series of posts aims to show how redux works and the different possibilities that it can bring to your application.Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFrancisco Lealhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/postman-ci-cd.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/postman-ci-cd.htmlPostman is a powerful tool. Everyone that has worked with or developed an API has probably used postman and acknowledged its power.Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMarco Fernandeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/a-simple-real-time-chat-with-django-channels-and-react.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/a-simple-real-time-chat-with-django-channels-and-react.htmlIn this article I will talk about developing a real time chat. You can check the chat working in this video .Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringRúben Dinishttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/crystal-is-not-ruby-pt-2.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/crystal-is-not-ruby-pt-2.htmlCrystal is a very interesting language and has become one of my favorites to work with. It’s constantly compared to Ruby and is often marketed as an alternative to write performant code but with a…Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/calculating-route.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/calculating-route.htmlRuby on Rails’ routing mechanism was the topic which took me the longest to grasp. Being the gateway between the application and the world, understanding its functionalities, possibilities, and…Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringBruno Jacquethttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/redis-an-introduction.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/redis-an-introduction.htmlRedis is an in-memory key-value data store that you can integrate with your application to store volatile data. It’s volatile because once you quit Redis, all the data you’ve stored is lost.Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/interactor-objects.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/interactor-objects.htmlAs time goes by and your application grows, your code will become increasingly more complex. This means that there will be a lot more logic in places where it shouldn’t be.Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringPedro Lourençohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/productivity-happiness-and-the-work-life-balance-fallacy.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/productivity-happiness-and-the-work-life-balance-fallacy.htmlDuring the last few decades, the workforce landscape has changed drastically. The repetitive, “factoryesque” jobs that proliferated and dominated after the industrial revolution are becoming more and…Thu, 17 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTProductIvo Pereirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/crystal-is-not-ruby-part-1.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/crystal-is-not-ruby-part-1.htmlCrystal is a very interesting project that I have been following for the last couple of months. There is no 1.0 release yet ( but it’s close ) so I haven’t really used it in any production systems,…Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/everything-redux-part-1.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/everything-redux-part-1.htmlThis series of posts aims to show how redux works and the different possibilities that it can bring to your application.Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFrancisco Lealhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/bringing-rails-webpack-react-and-camaleon-cms-together.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/bringing-rails-webpack-react-and-camaleon-cms-together.htmlTL;DR A Github repo is available as a template to get started with Rails, camaleon-cms, webpack(er) and react. Stick around to see some tips and tricks on how we made everything run smoothly.Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringHugo Bentohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/transposing-lisp-into-ruby.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/transposing-lisp-into-ruby.htmlWhen you work for a long time on the same technology you can become alienated from the world around you. For the past eight years I must have spent 90% of my time in the land of lisp ( pun intended)…Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringBruno Jacquethttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/managing-several-heroku-apps-more-easily.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/managing-several-heroku-apps-more-easily.htmlThis article is aimed at developers or team leaders who have started using Heroku and need to handle, maintain and deploy several heroku apps at the same time.Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMarco Fernandeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-mobile-applications-with-react-native-a-brief-introduction.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-mobile-applications-with-react-native-a-brief-introduction.htmlThe number of mobile devices is estimated to cross the 5 billion [1] mark between 2018 and 2019. This is pushing the mobile application development market forward, with the ever increasing demand for…Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFrancisco Lealhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/working-for-a-us-company-from-lisbon-as-an-offshore-team.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/working-for-a-us-company-from-lisbon-as-an-offshore-team.htmlIn February of 2016, I started a new experience in my life. I was cast as the leader of a team (a team of two, at the time, including myself, though having grown a lot more since then…) that would…Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/introduction-to-react-where-to-start.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/introduction-to-react-where-to-start.htmlFive months ago, I finished my degree and I had never dived into front-end development. So when I first started working and they offered me the chance to work with front-end I eagerly accepted.Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringTiago Gomeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/symbolception-a-cautionary-tale-on-sketch-symbols.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/symbolception-a-cautionary-tale-on-sketch-symbols.htmlAs a recent adopter of Sketch , having come from Adobe’s Photoshop , I have found symbols to be one of the most important and versatile features of this app.Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTDesignJorge Sacohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/public-speaking-some-guidelines.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/public-speaking-some-guidelines.htmlPublic speaking. Whilst something that I personally enjoy, it strikes fear into the hearts of others. It is true that not everyone feels comfortable in front of a crowd, but sometimes it is necessary…Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Ribeirohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/user-testing-fast-paced-projects.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/user-testing-fast-paced-projects.htmlIt’s very common to hear from clients or people responsible for a certain digital product that “we don’t have time or budget to test functionalities with users”, often due to the fast-paced and/or…Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMTDesignAna Oliveirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-dsl-in-ruby-part-2.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-dsl-in-ruby-part-2.htmlIn the previous blog post , we implemented the first version of an example of a DSL library in ruby, a simple FactoryBot clone.Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-dsl-in-ruby-part-1.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-a-dsl-in-ruby-part-1.htmlHave you ever wondered how libraries like FactoryGirl (or should I say FactoryBot ?) work? Or Rails routing? It all seems a bit like magic sometimes doesn’t it? Let me debunk all of that for you!Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/open-source-contributions-made-simple.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/open-source-contributions-made-simple.htmlContributing to Open Source software can be overwhelming. There are a lot of projects that need help and welcome new contributors, but getting started can be hard.Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-up-team-spirit.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/building-up-team-spirit.htmlBehind any successful project there’s always a successful team.Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductFilipe Diashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/an-in-depth-look-at-the-oauth2-redirect-flow.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/an-in-depth-look-at-the-oauth2-redirect-flow.htmlImplementing an OAuth2 client in rails is a simple task due to gems like omniauth and devise . They do the heavy work implementing the core of the O Auth2 protocol.Thu, 12 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringPedro Oliveirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/streaming-data-in-postgres.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/streaming-data-in-postgres.htmlLet’s say you have a table with millions of rows (in the order of hundreds of millions). In this scenario, you should think twice before issuing a query against such table.Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/validating-form-objects.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/validating-form-objects.htmlThere’s one question that comes up soon after starting to use form objects :Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Simõeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/getting-100-with-rounded-percentages.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/getting-100-with-rounded-percentages.htmlI’m currently working with reports and graphs and I had the following request for one of these reports:Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Ferreirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/customize-your-icons-font-with-icomoon.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/customize-your-icons-font-with-icomoon.htmlHow do you insert icons in your website? Do you store the image files as assets? Do you use an icon font like Font Awesome or Ionicons ?Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTDesignRui Soareshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/integrating-a-third-party-api-with-rails-5.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/integrating-a-third-party-api-with-rails-5.htmlSometimes you have an idea for an application but don’t want the hassle of collecting the data you need, or perhaps you need a service to complement your existing app.Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringAna Gonçalveshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/ruby-challenge-feature-flagging-in-python.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/ruby-challenge-feature-flagging-in-python.htmlI’ve been programming in Python for the last year. I’d rather work in Ruby but there are some features in Python and some of its libraries that are really cool.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-to-be-a-designer-tomorrow.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-to-be-a-designer-tomorrow.htmlAs a Designer for the constantly evolving digital media, if I had a crystal ball to predict the future based on the present trends, what will I be doing in a couple of years?Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTDesignAna Oliveirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/deploy-your-rails-app-with-capistrano.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/deploy-your-rails-app-with-capistrano.htmlAre you building an awesome Rails web application? Do you want to deploy it in a remote machine so other users can use it?Thu, 03 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringRúben Dinishttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/communication-inside-my-team.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/communication-inside-my-team.htmlIn a previous blog post I talked about some aspects that you should be aware of if you want to be a better team leader. One that I purposefully left out is the communication within a team, not…Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/lead-by-becoming-dispensable.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/lead-by-becoming-dispensable.htmlIn my last post, I talked about some of the things that I believe are crucial for improving as a team leader.Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/the-battle-for-auditing-and-versioning-in-rails-audited-vs-paper-trail.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/the-battle-for-auditing-and-versioning-in-rails-audited-vs-paper-trail.htmlNowadays, there is a growing need to have mechanisms that allows us to control who performed a particular action in a system.Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJoão Rosahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/take-5-mins-to-make-docker-friendlier.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/take-5-mins-to-make-docker-friendlier.htmlImagine you’ve just started working on a rails project with the following docker-compose file:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/value-objects-in-ruby-on-rails.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/value-objects-in-ruby-on-rails.htmlToday I’m going to talk about value objects and how they can be used and identified in your Rails application.Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMario Cardosohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/rails-quiz-xss-edition.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/rails-quiz-xss-edition.htmlCross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer security vulnerability that enables an attacker to inject code into a web page.Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Simõeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/are-you-spying-on-me-a-quick-overview-of-spies-in-rspec.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/are-you-spying-on-me-a-quick-overview-of-spies-in-rspec.htmlWhen executing code, you expect things to happen. You expect objects to receive messages. You also expect objects to receive one, or more, messages a certain number of times (in most cases).Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/organize-your-css-with-bem.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/organize-your-css-with-bem.htmlHow many times have you been on a project where the CSS was huge and poorly structured? You try to change some style and it ends up either messing up some other element or simply doing nothing.Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringRui Soareshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/working-with-facebook-using-devise-omniauth-koala-and-rails-5.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/working-with-facebook-using-devise-omniauth-koala-and-rails-5.htmlThe feature that possibly every developer had to implement at some point in their career is user authentication. In some cases, you might want to make use of Facebook accounts to facilitate the…Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringAna Gonçalveshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/my-daily-tools-as-a-designer.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/my-daily-tools-as-a-designer.htmlFor the last 15 years, I practically used the same tools:Thu, 25 May 2017 00:00:00 GMTDesignBruno Lóhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/the-right-tool-for-achieving-your-dreams.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/the-right-tool-for-achieving-your-dreams.htmlRecently I did a presentation to the Runtime Revolution team about Goal planning. I talked about ‘ SMART ’, ‘ DUMB ’, Tony Robbins RPM and David Allen’s GTD .Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductMarco Fernandeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/easy-ssl-with-heroku-cloudflare.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/easy-ssl-with-heroku-cloudflare.htmlAt Runtime Revolution we value the importance of security. As such, in any web application where sensitive data needs to be transmitted (e.g.Thu, 04 May 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGonçalo Pereirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/ssl-what-why.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/ssl-what-why.htmlIn any web application project a common and nowadays increasingly important requirement is security. Within this domain, possible breaches can originate in any number of ways, such as cross-site…Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGonçalo Pereirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/saving-multiple-models-with-form-objects-and-transactions.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/saving-multiple-models-with-form-objects-and-transactions.htmlWe’ve talked before about form objects and how they can simplify our Rails views. Now I’d like to present a more complex scenario and one way to tackle it.Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Simõeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/design-patterns-and-sources.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/design-patterns-and-sources.htmlA design pattern is a way a problem is solved most of the time, avoiding the need to re-invent the wheel. As a UX designer, I resort to these patterns frequently when designing interfaces.Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTDesignAna Oliveirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/unit-testing-with-vcr.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/unit-testing-with-vcr.htmlYou have an application that makes HTTP calls to an external service and you have no tests for it. You want to make sure that your application behaves correctly whether those services return…Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/conditional-eager-loading-in-rails.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/conditional-eager-loading-in-rails.htmlOne of the most common performance issues that can affect a rails application (or any other web application) is the n+1 queries problem.Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringAlexandre Gonçalveshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/core-data-on-ios-10-a-brief-overview-with-an-example.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/core-data-on-ios-10-a-brief-overview-with-an-example.htmlCore Data is a framework, provided by Apple, to be used on Applications for iOS and macOS. As Apple states, it is not a database, but instead a persistence framework that commonly uses SQLite to…Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Martinshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/4-lessons-from-startup-life.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/4-lessons-from-startup-life.htmlBack in 2012, I decided that I needed a change in my life… Even today I remember how I felt in the morning before going to work, so sad that I would almost start crying in desperation.Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/creating-form-objects-with-activemodel.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/creating-form-objects-with-activemodel.htmlA form object is an object designed specifically to be passed to form_for . It is often used to aggregate data to create multiple objects or to receive ephemeral data that is used and then discarded.Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringGuilherme Simõeshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/want-to-use-es6-with-rails-right-now-webpack-to-the-rescue.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/want-to-use-es6-with-rails-right-now-webpack-to-the-rescue.htmlToday I’m going to talk about setting up a Rails application so you can write complex JavaScript features using ECMAScript 6, also known as ECMAScript 2015, and its marvellous new features.Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringMario Cardosohttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-i-get-organized.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/how-i-get-organized.htmlIn this post, I’ll try to share some simple techniques to get organized, and talk a bit about why I bother with them.Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductRicardo Trindadehttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/designer-ish-speaking.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/designer-ish-speaking.htmlUX Designers are an interesting “species” living somewhere between the client, the users and the developers, bridging them to ensure the product will accomplish its goals.Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMTDesignAna Oliveirahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/want-to-be-a-great-team-leader-the-usual-stuff-is-not-enough.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/want-to-be-a-great-team-leader-the-usual-stuff-is-not-enough.htmlSince the beginning of my career, being a team leader was on my path for evolving as a professional. But to be honest, I didn’t have a clue of what that meant.Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMTProductNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/extending-git-with-ruby.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/extending-git-with-ruby.htmlAt Runtime Revolution all our projects use git as part of the development workflow, which is why I think its important to find ways of extending git to make our lives easier.Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringFilipe Correiahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/setting-up-a-simple-rails-development-environment-with-docker-for-fun-and-profit.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/setting-up-a-simple-rails-development-environment-with-docker-for-fun-and-profit.htmlC reating a development environment may seem like a trivial task for many developers. As time progresses, and we find ourselves dwelling through the life cycle of so many projects, one probably ends…Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringJosé Tapadas Alveshttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/a-simple-trick-to-make-your-classes-easier-to-test.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/a-simple-trick-to-make-your-classes-easier-to-test.htmlI’m a firmly believer that good code is code that can be easily tested . If I can’t easily test a module or a class, it most likely means that the class has too many dependencies and/or too many…Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringLuís Costahttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-i-look-for-in-interviews.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/what-i-look-for-in-interviews.htmlWhen I was in Runtime Revolution ’s hiring process, so I got to interview a lot of candidates that wanted to join Runtime’s development team.Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTCompanyNuno Tomashttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/ux-design-behind-the-scenes.htmlhttps://www.runtime-revolution.com/insights/ux-design-behind-the-scenes.html― Lewis Carroll, Alice in WonderlandThu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTDesignAna Oliveira