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We’ve all done this: Try a tool. Half-learn it. Rush it. Hit problems. Then: “This thing sucks.” That’s not a bad tool. That’s a bad attempt. www.beflagrant.com/blog/dev...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 29/09/2026

Bagels. Bodegas. Big Ruby Energy. 🥯 XORuby hits NYC Oct 10, 2026. Single-track conf, $100 ticket, no travel needed. Details: www.xoruby.com/event/new-yo... #XORuby

Event card for XORuby New York City, October 10, 2026. Background shows an orange-tinted photo of the Empire State Building spire against a cloudy sky, with the Manhattan skyline below. Text reads: "New York never really slows down. It's an island grid of constant motion, where the bodega is always open and everyone has a stronger opinion..."

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 28/09/2026

How do you seamlessly integrate a payments API into a web-application that was built with a high-touch sales process in mind? www.beflagrant.com/work/fire-hydrant #FireHydrant #WebDevelopment #WebDesigners #DigitalMarketing #Programmers #GraphicDesign #Tech

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 23/09/2026

A former Flagrant developer shares what he learned building his game Counterspell with ClojureScript, diving into interactive development, immutable data, and the mindset shifts that come with functional programming. A candid look at both the wins and the challenges.

Developer RoundTable blog post about clojurescript

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 22/09/2026

🍁 XORuby hits Toronto Oct 3, 2026 at The Loft on King. Single-track conf, $100 ticket, no travel needed. Details: www.xoruby.com/event/toront... #XORuby

Event card for XORuby Toronto, October 3, 2026. Background shows an orange-tinted photo of the Toronto skyline with the CN Tower, city buildings, and a boat on Lake Ontario at dusk. Text reads: "Toronto rewards those that pay attention. It stretches along Lake Ontario, with neighborhoods that change fast and a skyline that never really sits still. From Kensington Market to the Beaches, and out..."

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 21/09/2026

People: Our motto? "Genuinely desire success in those around us and do what we can to make it happen." Our team proposes ideas and tries new roles while being themselves. #humancentered #peopleareawesome www.beflagrant.com/blog

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 17/09/2026

🤠 XORuby Social in Austin: Where does Ruby go from here? A working conversation on community, tools, and what's next. Food + drinks provided. Register: luma.com/ley9xjg9?ref=xorub... #XORuby

Interior of Inn Cahoots bar and lounge in Austin, TX. A curved black marble bar with backlit shelves of liquor bottles sits center, framed by wooden ceiling beams. To the left, a mustard sofa, pink ottomans, and a zebra-print rug sit on wood flooring, with a guitar and eclectic art (posters, mirrors, a record) on a dark green patterned wall. Red menu signs stand on the bar counter.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 16/09/2026

Herb is a new HTML-aware ERB parser that brings powerful, real-time debugging and tooling to Rails views, making template errors easier to find and fix than ever. Read the blog post: www.beflagrant.com/blog/dev... Watch our Developer Roundtable discussing Herb here: youtu.be/NIyQLdYfkCE

Herb developer roundtable with participants discussing HTML-aware ERB parsing and Rails tooling.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 09/09/2026

So many people are generating inhuman amounts of cruft with these tools. Someone has to dig it out eventually. Wrote about staying in Claudeville anyway and trying to do it "right." www.beflagrant.com/blog/sti...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 07/09/2026

🌟 GroupCollect needed help building new apps while their team maintained their flagship product. We stepped in with research, design, and development to deliver three successful applications with early adopters! #TravelTech #ProductDevelopment www.beflagrant.com/work/gro...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 01/09/2026

🎉 Happy 4-Year Workiversary, Glynnis! Design pro by day, cat-supervised pottery artist always (that cicada mug is 🔥). Here's to more great work and even greater mugs! 🏺🐈‍⬛ #Workiversary #DreamTeam #CreativeLife

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 31/08/2026

We love a good puzzle, and nothing beats the feeling of finding the right fit. 🧩 #puzzel-solutions #ClientTestimonial #SoftwareDevelopment #RubyOnRails #RubyDevelopers #BeMoreHuman

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 28/08/2026

🎚️ Not this OR that... this TO that. Tent ↔ Hotel. Duck ↔ Swan. Where do you fall? www.beflagrant.com/blog/del... #DelightfullyFridayJunior

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 26/08/2026

Experimental work cultures give your team permission to think outside their roles while having a voice in company changes. www.beflagrant.com/blog/pro... #experiment #jiggle #discover #leadership

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 24/08/2026

🛠️ Strengthen your app with our Architectural Review. We work with your engineers to uncover issues and provide actionable recommendations for better performance and reliability. #ArchitecturalReview #Software www.beflagrant.com/quick_wi...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 19/08/2026

Afraid of believing in yourself? Try teaching it! Read our post and contact us for a chance to win a free eBook from Imposter Syndrome Speaker, Tali Lavarry. #impostersyndrome #youdontsuck #ebook www.beflagrant.com/blog/you...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 17/08/2026

We’ve got your back. That peace of mind is why we do what we do. #the-improv-effect #BusinessStrategy #DesignThinking

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 13/08/2026

🎙️ New pod: Jim Remsik on running Flagrant, building XO Ruby, and why design now outsells dev in the AI era. 🔗 www.railsbusiness.com/24359... #Ruby #RubyOnRails #Podcast

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 13/08/2026

🔥 XO Ruby is back! Single-day, single-track conferences, $100 tickets, no travel needed. 📍Seattle 8/8 · Vancouver 8/15 🎟️ www.xoruby.com/events/ #XORuby #RubyCommunity

Black-and-white photo of a large, packed crowd mingling in a grand hall with tall arched windows and a screen showing a harbor scene, overlaid with an orange geometric banner reading "Not Your Average Experience, Community, News, & Events."

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 12/08/2026

Our Creative Director is going to momentarily hide under a rock while you read this blog post that's all about scrabbling through the fear of self-doubt. www.beflagrant.com/blog/kel... #impostersyndrome #creativedirector #designer

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 10/08/2026

🚨 Success story! 🚨 We helped Training Tracker modernize their dated app with fresh UI/UX, Rails 7 upgrade, QR codes, Stripe integration, and Turbo/Hotwire for speed. Result? A sleek, faster app with seamless billing! #UXDesign #Rails7 www.beflagrant.com/work/tra...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 06/08/2026

🇨🇦 Vancouver Rubyists, this one's for you. XO Ruby lands Aug 15, 2026 — single-day, single-track, $100, no fluff. Just show up. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/vancouver/ #XORuby

Orange-tinted photo of the Lions Gate Bridge suspension towers in Vancouver, framed by mountains and trees, with text reading "Vancouver, August 15, 2026" and a description of the city's coastal, creative culture.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 05/08/2026

Win some and wince some to take the sting out of growth. www.beflagrant.com/blog/cla... #failingforward #growthhacking #humancentered

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 04/08/2026

🌲 Seattle, get your coffee ready. XO Ruby lands Aug 8, 2026 — single-day, single-track, $100, zero fluff. Skip the flights. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/seattle/ #XORuby

Orange-tinted photo of the Seattle Space Needle against a cloudy sky, with text reading "Seattle, August 8, 2026" and a description of the city's coffee culture and tech scene.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 03/08/2026

The best part of any project? Collaborating with clients to hide creative easter eggs in the final designs! #DesignProcess #ClientCollaboration #EasterEggs #HiddenGems #BrandDesign #CustomDesign #VisualStorytelling

Client Testimonial: Bekki Freeman

Organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby

Quote: "It was so much fun working with someone as creative as Val. She took our icons and ideas and created variations that really represented us."

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 30/07/2026

🔥 XO Ruby is back! Single-day, single-track conferences, $100 tickets, no travel needed. 📍Seattle 8/8 · Vancouver 8/15 🎟️ www.xoruby.com/events/ #XORuby #RubyCommunity

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 29/07/2026

In our final post of 6, explore how we built templating and theming that supports everything from one-click development to advanced customization! #rubyonrails #webdesign www.beflagrant.com/blog/rub...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 23/07/2026

🌉 XO Ruby hits Vancouver Aug 15, 2026! From Kits to Gastown, come connect with local Rubyists. $100, no travel needed. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/vancouver/ #XORuby

Black-and-white photo looking down the roadway of the Lions Gate Bridge suspension towers in Vancouver, flanked by stone lion statues, trees, and mountains, labeled "Vancouver" in bold purple text.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 22/07/2026

CSS isn't "just styling." It's functionality. In this Developer Round Table, we unpack why CSS still doesn't get the technical respect it deserves. Read the full post below, or watch/listen to the conversation: www.beflagrant.com/blog/dev... youtu.be/20P4GfRI6Mg

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 21/07/2026

☕ XO Ruby hits Seattle Aug 8, 2026! A day of learning & connection where coffee culture meets Silicon Forest. $100, no travel needed. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/seattle/ #XORuby

Black-and-white photo of the Seattle Space Needle against a cloudy sky with the city skyline below, labeled "Seattle" in bold purple text.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 20/07/2026

Create products and features that truly resonate with your users. Our contextual inquiry method goes beyond surface-level data to gain deep insights into user behaviors, needs, and challenges. Read more about our process: www.beflagrant.com/quick_wi... #UserDiscovery #Software #QuickWins

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 16/07/2026

🔥 XO Ruby is back! Single-day, single-track conferences, $100 tickets, no travel needed. 📍SLC 8/1 · Seattle 8/8 · Vancouver 8/15 🎟️ www.xoruby.com/events/ #XORuby #RubyCommunity

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 15/07/2026

This CFP-app supports unlimited independent events as a multi-tenant application. See how we solved this with clever routing & custom constraints! #rubyonrails #webdesign www.beflagrant.com/blog/rub...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 14/07/2026

⛰️ XO Ruby hits Salt Lake City on Aug 1, 2026! Single-day, single-track conference for local Rubyists. $100, no travel needed. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/salt-lake-... #XORuby

Black-and-white aerial view of downtown Salt Lake City skyline with the Wasatch Mountains rising behind it, labeled "Salt Lake City" in bold purple text.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 13/07/2026

Happy 6 Year Workiversary, Kelly! 🐾🦗 From rescuing pups to making friends with praying mantises (yes, really), Kelly's brought her whole self to Flagrant for 6 years running. We're lucky to have her. #Workiversary #HappyWorkplace #WorkLifeBalance

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 13/07/2026

🏆 We partnered with #fly-media-productions to create an award-winning, accessible website for A People's History of Tech that debuted at Sundance! #TechForGood #Accessibility #FlyDuo www.beflagrant.com/work/peo...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 08/07/2026

To combat the ultimate bottleneck of having enough bandwidth at any conference, check out how we utilized #Fastly and #HTTPCacheing to make sure our conference websites were caching and not crashing. www.beflagrant.com/blog/rub... #rubyonrails #rubyonrailsdeveloper #railsconf #rubyconf #webdesign

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 06/07/2026

We helped GroupCollect create a standout brand identity in group travel, with a focus on simplicity and modern design. Need a brand zhuzh? Let's talk! #Branding #BrandIdentity #TravelTech www.beflagrant.com/work/gro...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 29/06/2026

🔍 Boost your product's usability with our Design Quick Win: Usability Testing. We'll align on goals and gather insights based on your specific learning objectives. See our process! #UsabilityTesting #Design www.beflagrant.com/quick_wi...

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 29/06/2026

This week’s Delightfully Friday Junior is brought to you by our unconditional love for the non-human brethren in our lives and a healthy dose of artistic flair and critique. Check out all the galleries of our pets over here: www.beflagrant.com/blog/del...

A gallery of framed pet photos above the title "Delightfully Friday Junior, Pet Art Gallery on 6/11/2026."

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 26/06/2026

🎉 Happy 3 Year Workiversary, Valenzia! 3 years of creativity, disco lights, and a wooden duck named Disco 🦆🍫 We couldn't imagine the team without you! ✨ #Workiversary #Flagrant

A colorful collage celebrating Valenzia's 3-year workiversary at Flagrant. Three photos show her making a wide-eyed face holding a jar of spread, smiling under colorful disco lights, and a painted wooden duck figurine labeled "Disco." Pink and yellow background with bold text.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 24/06/2026

@jremsikjr.bsky.social joined Jared Norman on Dead Code podcast to share his Ruby journey and passion for supporting new developers. Read his reflections on building supportive communities! www.beflagrant.com/blog/all... #RubyCommunity #DeveloperJourney #DeadCodePodcast

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 22/06/2026

We gave Contributed Systems, the parent company of Sidekiq & Faktory, a brand refresh rooted in craftsmanship and retro-tech nostalgia. Old soul, new look. 🛠️

Case study cover slide for Flagrant agency. Bold black text reads "Contributed Systems Has a New Look and Refresh" on a cream background with a torn paper graphic and gold striped design element. Yellow-highlighted text introduces Contributed Systems as parent company of Sidekiq and Faktory.

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 19/06/2026

We swapped screens for colored pencils this Friday, and it was the reset we needed. See the team's coloring pages on the blog 🖍️✨ beflagrant.com/blog/delight... #TeamCulture #FridayVibes #Creativity #DesignAgency #ColoringPages #DFJ

Square promotional graphic for Flagrant's Delightfully Friday Junior Coloring Bonanza. A bright blue background features quirky, colored illustrations of cat-tomato hybrids on a vine, a glowing oval cat portrait, a cowboy bat-cat, and a dancing bunny-flower creature. Bold yellow text reads "Delightfully Friday Junior – Coloring Bonanza 5/14/2026."

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 15/06/2026

We're honored to be part of our client's transformational journeys. 🌱 Partner with us and see how we can cultivate your business from a "little seed" to a thriving "fern" ready to flourish. #tayloryourown #businesscoaching #empoweringentrepreneurs #growthmindset

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 10/06/2026

"At this point Yossef, Amanda, and Cody all get into a Zoom room. The quorum has assembled, and we are in agreement, the code smells." 🦨 Read the full fragrant post here: www.beflagrant.com/blog/a-p... #Pagination #Elixir #Phoenix #Pagy #RubyOnRails #WebDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering

Sticker of a cat with glasses reading a stack of books next to the title: A Pagination Story. Neverending? Who can tell? Written by Amanda, Cody, and Yossef, a collaborative blog at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 03/06/2026

Should you build, rent, or buy software? Jim and Yossef explore the pros and cons of each approach and why custom software might be your best option. #Development #CustomSoftware #BusinessGrowth www.beflagrant.com/blog/bui...

Sticker of tools in a tool bag next to the title: Building vs. Renting vs. Buying Software: Why Building Custom Software Makes the Most Sense. Written by Jim and Yossef, a collaborative blog at Flagrant. Displays the URL beflagrant.com/blog and icons for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

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Flagrant @beflagrant.com · 01/06/2026

🌟 Finished a rebrand for WNB.rb - a community for women & nonbinary Ruby devs! New logo, style guide & website designed to celebrate their diverse tech community 💻 www.beflagrant.com/work/wnb-rb

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