Backend systems (don't) need design We created a gem that renders an UIKit compatible pagination component for will_paginate, and adds styling to an important backoffice tool.
Tinkering with developer documentation: creating an ePub Taking feedback on the new Docs to heart, we tried rendering an ePub from the documentation. A tale of (plenty) HTML errors.
OS time: working on open source during company time We get to contribute to open source software at Phusion, like through maintaining the frontapp gem. Initially scratching our own itch, outside contributions make working on it really worth the while.
Using Plino over Akismet for spam filtering Front is our shared inbox for everything related to sales, account management, support, general inquiries, and we spent some time improving spam detection.
Build-Measure-Learn after GDPR How any small business trying to sell a thing ‘over the internet’ can still get a feel for who their customers are, without overstepping the boundaries of EU's GDPR.
Passenger Status Service has found a new home We moved Rails open source project Passenger Status Service for Heroku to its own, dedicated server. Here's how.
Collecting usage statistics with DynamoDB and AWS Lambda Phusion recently launched the Fuse Panel command center for Passenger and to make educated decisions about what functionality to add next, we worked on simple usage statistics (opt-out and anonymous).
Phusion Passenger migrated servers, here’s why (and how) Moving the Phusion Passenger website to a dedicated server was part of a bigger effort to better separate out Phusion services, but by no means a walk in the park. Here's what we learned.
