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Class-Based Model Factories

Jun 5, 2020 · John Bonaccorsi, Dave Hicking

We're joined by John Bonaccorsi (one of Tighten's Lead Programmers) to talk about the pros and cons (spoiler: there aren't too many cons) of using class-based model factories in...

Creating A Welcoming Remote Work Culture

May 22, 2020 · Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Dave Hicking

We're joined by Marje Holmstrom-Sabo, Tighten's Operations Manager, to talk about what it's like to create a welcoming culture for new vs. existing employees at a completely remote...

Your App is a Package Manager

May 15, 2020 · Chris Trombley, Sara Bine

Keeping code organized, readable, and maintainable is tough, and there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Separating your features into dependencies is a good first step for most applications, resulting in cleaner code without the huge complexity cost of a microservice architecture.

Docker for Local Development

May 8, 2020 · Jose Soto, Dave Hicking

We're joined by Jose Soto (one of Tighten's Lead Programmers) to talk about why he uses Docker for local development, what problems it solves, and a lot...

Intro to Mobile App Development with NativeScript-Vue

Apr 27, 2020 · Sara Bine

Learn how to build cross-platform, native mobile apps using familiar Vue.js syntax and Tailwind CSS.

Building An App With NativeScript-Vue

Apr 24, 2020 · Sara Bine, Dave Hicking

Sara Bine, a Lead Programmer at Tighten, stops by Twenty Percent Time to talk about what it's like to build an app with...

All About Hiring

Apr 10, 2020 · Matt Stauffer, Dave Hicking

Tighten is relaunching Twenty Percent Time and we're starting Season 2 by talking with our CTO Matt Stauffer about all things hiring: when & why Tighten decides to hire, what we look for, what we wish people knew when applying, and...

Opting Out: A Simple Solution for Conditionally Cancelling Laravel Notifications

Mar 16, 2020 · John Bonaccorsi

The average Laravel app sends between a few and a few dozen notifications to users, but what happens when they want to opt out? With legal regulations like GDPR, it's more important than ever to give users control over the emails they receive.

Adding Commits to Someone Else's Pull Request

Jan 31, 2020 · Jake Bathman

At Tighten, we do lots of open source work. We even have a whole day every week devoted to it. And, thankfully, we have many members of the open source community contributing pull requests to our projects and packages. But occasionally we have...

Developing Blocker-Friendly Websites

Jan 10, 2020 · Sara Bine

Internet tracking has gotten out of control, and some users are turning to "blocker" browser extensions to protect themselves. Learn how to adapt your website so these users (and all other users) have a better experience.

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