REPORT: Multiple Vulnerabilities in RubyGems

Reported RubyGems vulnerabilities include a DNS request hijacking vulnerability, ANSI sequence vulnerability, a DoS vulnerability in the query command, and more. The following vulnerabilities have been reported.

This blog post shared on ruby-lang lists several workarounds to implement as soon as possible.

WordPress inside a Ruby on Rails app

Paul Arterburn explains how his team setup a WordPress blog to work inside a subdirectory of their Ruby on Rails app, and why they did that.

My-Mac-OS: Making MacOS Even More Amazing

Using Alfred, MindNode, Karabiner, and dozens more handy tools to enhance your workspace.

Design Thinking Handbook

Design Thinking combines the problem-solving roots of design with deep empathy for the user. 

Business leaders who use the shared vocabulary and toolset of design thinking can confidently create better, human-centered user experiences and disruptive products.

Crossing the Chasm with Geoffrey A. Moore

Companies are turning to digital consultancy and software development firms, saying "We're so far behind digitally - we just need help catching up."

What help do they need? How can you cross the chasm to meet them and their innovation challenges? Have a listen to this interview.

User Research for Startups: Michael Margolis

Don’t just jump right into it like, “Let’s look at our prototype.” That doesn’t work. 

Michael Margolis explains how he trains startups to perform user research, including what he specifically does not do. 

Implementing Agile: Scrum or Kanban?

Scrum has prescribed roles and ceremonies and focuses on delivering small batches of potentially releasable work in short time-boxes. 

Kanban focuses on visualizing work, flow, and limiting work in progress. Both place an emphasis on continuous improvement.

Why Your "Bad Questions" Are Good (and Necessary)

Open-ended questions and questions that seem to be confirming the obvious can help interrogate assumptions and make sure we build the right thing, as well as building the thing right.

CJ demonstrates a few different types of “bad” questions, and makes the case for just asking the question regardless of its objective goodness.