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Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator, recently posted about why Ruby on Rails plus Claude Code is a “crazy unlock.” Rails is designed around strong conventions, predictable patterns and expressive DSLs.

Jamie Matthews

March 20, 2026

Pretty much every International Women’s Day I find myself reflecting on the pace of change in our industry. This year my thoughts have focused more on what the rise of AI means for equity and representation in technology.

Catrina Baker-Bassett

March 10, 2026

AI agents are already starting to change how work gets done inside organisations. But AI isn’t magic: like any transformation project, you need structure. Now we’ve gathered some experience doing this in the real world, I think it’s time to boil it down to a catchy slogan.

Jamie Matthews

January 19, 2026

A practical, proven approach to structuring Django projects that need to last. RAPID distils more than fifteen years of real-world experience into simple patterns that keep codebases clear, maintainable and easy to evolve.

Jamie Matthews

December 10, 2025

Reflecting on how a 19th-century poem about hope still speaks to the modern challenges of technology, creativity, and climate change.

Mark Aaron

November 3, 2025

UX isn’t going anywhere, it’s evolving. And those who adapt will turn AI hype into meaningful growth.

Mark Aaron

September 30, 2025

Working with AI: How Human-AI Collaboration is Shaping Agency Development

In the evolving landscape of software development, AI tools like OpenAI’s Codex are reshaping the way engineering teams collaborate…

Jordan Brown

June 3, 2025

Traditional software development has long been a quest for precision. Developers and clients alike found comfort in systems that consistently returned the “correct” result…

Jamie Matthews

April 30, 2025

Greener Charge: Under the Hood

Recently, we launched Greener Charge – a simple tool that gives EV owners information about when to charge their vehicles to minimise carbon emissions. But what powers this tool, and how do we know it makes a difference?

Jamie Matthews

April 2, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Greener Charge, a new tool we’ve developed internally at DabApps to help electric vehicle owners make an even bigger positive impact on carbon emissions.

Ed Hickey

March 27, 2025

Vibe Coding and the Enduring Value of Software Agencies in 2025

“Vibe coding” is an AI-dependent programming paradigm where developers describe what they want to build in natural language, and AI tools generate the corresponding code…

Chris Palk

March 21, 2025

Over the past decade or so, as APIs have moved toward JSON as the de facto standard format, some developers and architects attempted to bring hypermedia concepts along for the ride…

Jamie Matthews

February 10, 2025