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What is Vibe Coding? The 2026 Guide for Founders, Engineering Leaders, and Anyone Building With AI
One year after Andrej Karpathy coined the term on February 2, 2025, vibe coding has moved from a provocative tweet into a real conversation abou...
Natalie Kaminski
November 18, 2025
Updated July 03, 2026
Rails 5 to 6 Upgrade: 5 Gems That Broke Our App (And How We Fixed Them)
Why Rails 5 to 6 Upgrades Stall on Gems, Not on Rails When we ran this Rails 5 to 6 upgrade on a production app, we expected the hard part to be...
Rafael Peña-Azar
June 23, 2026
Hire a Ruby on Rails Developer in 2026: The Honest Guide to Senior Talent, Agencies, and Avoiding Bad Hires
The phrase "hire a Ruby on Rails developer" covers four very different hiring paths in 2026, and most teams pick the wrong one. This guide compa...
Alexey Solilin
June 16, 2026
Fractional CTO and AI Agents: The 2026 Startup Leadership Model
The modern fractional CTO role has shifted because AI agents have shifted. Technical strategy in 2026 is inseparable from AI strategy, and inves...
Natalie Kaminski
June 01, 2026
Ruby on Rails vs. No Code: When to Choose Custom Code Over Drag and Drop in 2026
The real question is not which is better. The real question is which is right for what you are building, at this stage, with this team. No-code ...
Natalie Kaminski
May 18, 2026
Migrating Rails Views to Jet UI: A Guide with ViewComponent and Tailwind v4
Maintaining a consistent UI in a growing Rails application is a classic challenge. We often start with the best intentions, clean HTML and utili...
Joao Gilberto Saraiva
April 27, 2026
What is Fractional CTO
If you've heard the term and aren't sure what it means in practice, you're not alone. The title sounds more complicated than it is. A fractional...
Natalie Kaminski
April 16, 2026
Integrating AI with Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails (RoR) is known for rapid development, strong conventions, and the ability to build production-ready applications quickly. As artif...
Natalie Kaminski
April 07, 2026
JetRockets Named #2 Women-Owned Software Development Company in the United States
I’m excited to share that JetRockets has been recognized as the #2 women-owned software development company in the United States.
Natalie Kaminski
March 10, 2026
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