Knowing How To Solve Your Problem
Back-End Full-Stack WebIt’s late Friday afternoon, I’m angry at this problem I’ve been working on for an hour (or more), but I’m stuck. The sun is...
The Vision of a Tester
Back-End Full-Stack WebI recently completed my first sprint triathlon. The feeling of accomplishment was overwhleming and I almost cried crossing the finish line. For those...
Getting Started with Ruby on Rails – What Tools do you Use?
Back-End Full-Stack WebA friend recently asked us, here at Highgroove:
Trust your tools
ClientsAs relatively new parent, my oldest is about to turn five. I’ve attended enough young kids’ birthday parties to develop a standard rating...
Week One at Highgroove
After several years on the Operations team at SugarCRM, I decided to change things up a bit. As of this past Monday, I...
Integrating Facebook into your Rails App via the Open Graph API
Back-End Full-Stack WebIf you’re keen on the tongue in cheek, check out my amazing blog post about integrating facebook into a rails app.
Attending the BrandCamp Workshop
Back-End Conferences Full-Stack WebI just got back from Matchstic’s May BrandCamp – a 2-day intensive workshop for companies on branding, and specifically for helping companies define their...
Ask Big Nerd Ranch
iOS MacLet’s face it. We all have questions. Why is the sky blue? What shirt will I wear today? Why does mommy spend so much...
Dealing with Downtime
ClientsOne of our client’s web services (an API) experienced some brief downtime recently, related to an error on our part in rolling out some...
Welcome Jonathan Wallace to the Highgroove Team
Back-End Full-Stack WebJonathan Wallace has joined the Highgroove Team!
Creating the Minimum Viable Product
The NYTimes.com had a fantastic article this weekend on The Rise of the Fleet-Footed Start-Up. Here at Highgroove, we have been preaching about...
The 4 Things We Look For in a Code Review
Leveling UpMost developers think that every “other” developer’s code is “no good.” In fact, it is exactly this “Not Invented Here” syndrome that makes...
