Posts by Ernesto Tagwerker

I recently attended NERCOMP for the first time and I got to connect with IT professionals in the higher ed space. This is the second...

A few months ago I attended NERCOMP opens a new window for the first time and I got to connect with IT professionals in the higher ed space....

As a company that is open by default we take pride in sharing a lot of our content on social media. Social networks like Twitter...

In 2023, Ciera Jaspan and Collin Green, as part of the Engineering Productivity Research Team at Google, published a paper titled Defining, Measuring, and... opens a new window

As a company, one of our core values opens a new window is to be “open by default.” At the same time, one of our goals is to...

We recently learned that a website (ph-ombulabs dot com) is impersonating our company. They are unlawfully using our branding to take advantage of people who...

At OmbuLabs, you are not just working with a premier software boutique when you work with us. You are collaborating with compassionate individuals, change-making innovators,...

Since 2016, the company has invested in native-to-mobile civic experiences to encourage political engagement among its users—whether it’s by learning what’s on your ballot, or...

At OmbuLabs, we value and respect our teammates and we are committed to protecting their mental health, physical health, and well-being.

On Friday June 24th,...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window we have many values that have been key to our success. This is an article about the values that differentiate our company...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window , we are big fans of Ruby on Rails opens a new window and design patterns opens a new window , especially convention over configuration opens a new window ! The beauty of Rails...

If you are interested in Ruby and Rails performance, you have definitely read articles by Nate Berkopec opens a new window from Speedshop opens a new window . At Ombu Labs we...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window we believe that if we are not learning from our mistakes we are doing it wrong. It is simple: The only unforgivable...

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Preston St. Pierre opens a new window , CTO of Predictable Revenue opens a new window . We worked with Preston and...

Today we are happy to announce the launch of our first productized service: FastRuby.io opens a new window - Speedy Ruby on Rails Upgrades by OmbuLabs.

We are...

When you create IAM opens a new window credentials and policies for your app, you should make sure that they have access to the resources that they need...

Getting started with a new project should be as simple as possible, even for someone who is not technical. As a maintainer, you must make...

I’m a big fan of having small classes. I’m not a big fan of having huge specs for a small class/object. Every time I see...

There are a few agile practices opens a new window that I really love. Pair programming opens a new window is one of them.

We try to do it as much...

There is no good reason why an MVP should take more than one month. If that happens, it means that the scope of the <a...

It will come a time when you will have to decide whether to maintain a Rails opens a new window project or not.

If you want to seriously...

I recently attended NERCOMP for the first time and I got to connect with IT professionals in the higher ed space. This is the second...

A few months ago I attended NERCOMP opens a new window for the first time and I got to connect with IT professionals in the higher ed space....

As a company that is open by default we take pride in sharing a lot of our content on social media. Social networks like Twitter...

In 2023, Ciera Jaspan and Collin Green, as part of the Engineering Productivity Research Team at Google, published a paper titled Defining, Measuring, and... opens a new window

As a company, one of our core values opens a new window is to be “open by default.” At the same time, one of our goals is to...

We recently learned that a website (ph-ombulabs dot com) is impersonating our company. They are unlawfully using our branding to take advantage of people who...

At OmbuLabs, you are not just working with a premier software boutique when you work with us. You are collaborating with compassionate individuals, change-making innovators,...

Since 2016, the company has invested in native-to-mobile civic experiences to encourage political engagement among its users—whether it’s by learning what’s on your ballot, or...

At OmbuLabs, we value and respect our teammates and we are committed to protecting their mental health, physical health, and well-being.

On Friday June 24th,...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window we have many values that have been key to our success. This is an article about the values that differentiate our company...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window , we are big fans of Ruby on Rails opens a new window and design patterns opens a new window , especially convention over configuration opens a new window ! The beauty of Rails...

If you are interested in Ruby and Rails performance, you have definitely read articles by Nate Berkopec opens a new window from Speedshop opens a new window . At Ombu Labs we...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window we believe that if we are not learning from our mistakes we are doing it wrong. It is simple: The only unforgivable...

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Preston St. Pierre opens a new window , CTO of Predictable Revenue opens a new window . We worked with Preston and...

Today we are happy to announce the launch of our first productized service: FastRuby.io opens a new window - Speedy Ruby on Rails Upgrades by OmbuLabs.

We are...

When you create IAM opens a new window credentials and policies for your app, you should make sure that they have access to the resources that they need...

Getting started with a new project should be as simple as possible, even for someone who is not technical. As a maintainer, you must make...

I’m a big fan of having small classes. I’m not a big fan of having huge specs for a small class/object. Every time I see...

There are a few agile practices opens a new window that I really love. Pair programming opens a new window is one of them.

We try to do it as much...

There is no good reason why an MVP should take more than one month. If that happens, it means that the scope of the <a...

It will come a time when you will have to decide whether to maintain a Rails opens a new window project or not.

If you want to seriously...

The simplest way to contribute to an open source project is to file an issue. Here are a few steps for you to file issues...

As a maintainer of a few Ruby gems, I have to decide what is accepted and what gets rejected into the gems. The other day...

The other day I was trying to interact with a hidden file input field:

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As of 2016, we will no longer work with clients on fixed bid projects. They are not a good fit for us and we are...

On April 17th we discovered a security vulnerability in the Mercado Pago API opens a new window . Before disclosing this information, we contacted Mercado Libre opens a new window and sent...

At OmbuLabs opens a new window we like to split our time working on our own products, client projects, and open source code. We have embraced the Lean...

Quality should be present in everything you do, but it should be balanced with the time you spend working on a feature. Does it feel...

The other day my friend Juan Rossi opens a new window reported a vulnerability in the Almundo opens a new window billing system. Since then, the vulnerability has been fixed by...