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My experience as the only designer at a programming agency

Oct 27, 2021 · Nohemi Olvera

Over the last eight years I’ve worked as a designer in many different contexts: non-profits, startups, corporations, and more. I joined Tighten in 2018 as the company’s first full-time designer. Having the opportunity and freedom to develop a...

Life as a Junior Developer

Oct 15, 2021 · Rissa Jackson, Dave Hicking

Rissa Jackson (an Apprentice Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk about life as an apprentice/junior developer, tips for getting that first job as a junior developer, and a lot more. Links for this episode:...

Oct 1, 2021 · Keith Damiani, Dave Hicking

Keith Damiani (Principal Programmer at Tighten) joins us this week to talk all about Jigsaw (what it does, what’s coming next, etc.) and what it’s like to manage an open source project at Tighten. Transcript Dave...

A Project Manager’s Top Tips

11 Tips for Digital Project Management Success

Sep 20, 2021 · Jeanne Henry

Just as each workday is a little different, the same can be said about digital projects. Some digital projects are big and require large teams, months of collaboration, and brand new everything to bring them from beginning to end. Some come and go in...

Working Through A Pandemic

May 6, 2021 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo

At this point, I think the world is in agreement that global pandemics are terrible. Even with the advantages of already working as a fully remote company, folks at Tighten still struggle with the realities of working through isolation, finding...

Improving Google Maps Performance on Large Datasets

Mar 15, 2021 · Tammy Robinson

If you've ever built an app that plots data on a map, you've probably noticed that performance tends to slow down as your dataset grows larger. Zooming out too far causes thousands of map markers to display, slowing your map to a crawl, or perhaps...

Full-Text Search with MeiliSearch and Laravel Scout

Feb 1, 2021 · Jose Soto

Learn how to add full-text search to your Eloquent models using the free, self-hosted search engine MeiliSearch and Laravel Scout.

Reasons for Gratitude

Dec 22, 2020 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo

2020 has been described as many things–unprecedented, a year like no other, a dumpster fire, a train wreck. It has indeed been a challenging year, for many reasons. Rather than rehashing those challenges, I asked my favorite team to share some of...

The Laravel Community Gathers to Provide Conference Scholarships

Sep 24, 2020 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo

Late last year, Tighten founders Matt Stauffer and Dan Sheetz were planning how they could contribute positively to the Laravel community. They made a pledge: Tighten would sponsor ten guests to attend Laracon US, and they'd focus on inviting folks...

Shaping Your Role

Aug 14, 2020 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking

Marje Holmstrom-Sabo (Ops & Content Manager at Tighten) returns to the show to talk to Dave Hicking (Production Manager at Tighten) about shaping your role at an agency, the concept of 'tours of duty', and...

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