Mechanical Advantage: Our thoughts on building better software & better business

  1. Verifying GitHub Commits with Keybase.io

    Learn what a "verified commit" is in Git, and how you can verify your commits in GitHub using keys from your Keybase.io account.

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  2. Manage Your AWS Docker Secrets With This Simple Command Line Tool

    We released a CLI for storing and retrieving secret environment variables on Amazon ECS or any EC2 instance.

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  3. Flatiron School Interviews PromptWorks' Co-Founder Mike Nicholaides

    Check out the Flatiron School's interview with Mike Nicholaides, CTO and co-founder of PromptWorks.

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  4. Trust & Consequences

    Andrew Croce discusses the importance of building bi-directional trust in UX design and software development.

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  5. PromptWorks’ 2017 Tech Predictions

    Here are our predictions for the tech industry in 2017.

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  6. Pin All Dependencies (& let pip sort ’em out)

    Dustin Ingram discusses dependency pinning, when it's appropriate, why it’s a good idea, and how to do it.

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  7. Tips for Getting Started with Elixir & IEx

    Tips for people starting out with the language

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  8. The Cure for Architectural Amnesia

    How often do you find yourself introducing your codebase to a new teammate, and you can't quite remember why you did something one way, but you're really sure there was a good reason for it?

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  9. The Turing Files:
    An Ominous Test

    A case from the files of the Turing Detective Agency

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  10. All Aboard the Internship–My Experience as a Co-op at PromptWorks

    Working at PromptWorks has given me incredible knowledge about how tech companies operate.

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