thoughtbot

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White text on a red background with lighter red concentric circles in the bottom with a white robot wearing headphones and the words Giant Robots. The headline at the top reads 'Why does it matter?'. Underneath is a quote that says 'AI generating code shouldn't be the aim of the exercise; generating resilient, maintainable, thoughtful features is the goal.'. The quote is attributed to Emma Barnes, Guest Speaker, CEO of Consonance.
A quote on a yellow background that reads 'Why does it matter?' and 'My instant reaction when someone at thoughtbot asks about timezones in our slack is, how long is it going to be before someone posts the Tom Scott Video?' The quote is attributed to Aji Slater, Host, Senior Developer, thoughtbot with their picture to the bottom right.
I've worked with a number of contract teams in both development and data engineering, and thoughtbot is among the best - Scott Zsori, Director of Data Solutions, Mangrove
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Quote from Leanna Clark-Shirley "Design for older adults should honor their humanity and aspirations and not reduce them to frailty or decline."
Quote from Chad Pytel "If you’ve done something wrong in programming and you’re not sure of what you’re doing, you’ll always end up doing more harm than good. The best thing to do is just stop, hit pause and think."
Quote from Jed Carlson, "AI is super-powering everything that can be done on a marketplace."
Quote from Jan Kroschinski "How much better than a human does AI need to be for us to trust it fully?"
Quote from Tess Griffin "The worst talks are the ones where the speaker isn’t invested. If you aren’t excited to talk about it, why should I be excited to hear about it?"
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Quote from Rosa Guiterrez "When AI creates from scratch, it doesn’t just generate code. It frames your thinking. You inherit its model, and with it, an unconscious bias."
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