Martian Chronicles
Welcome to the MarsBased blog. We write about, technology, web and mobile development, UX, product design, running a business, company culture, remote work, startups, and entrepreneurship.
Adopting JSON-LD Schema for cleaner, more powerful SEO
By implementing schema correctly, you improve how content appears in search results and when URLs are unfurled on social media or by AI tools like ChatGPT
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On the path to ISO 27001 certification
We are officially in the process of obtaining the ISO 27001 certification. While 90% of these security standards were already part of our DNA, this move allows us to formalize and externally validate our commitment to data protection for high-stakes projects and global corporate clients.
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Defensive engineering for unhappy paths: Frontending with Detail series (part 2)
Discover strategies for building resilient Frontends when you don't own the Backend. Learn how defensive engineering, involving API mocking, feature flags, and architecting for the "unhappy path," ensures a robust user experience despite independent infrastructure constraints.
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How we prepare our board meetings with Linear
We fixed board unstructured board meetings by using Linear. The result is shorter, calmer meetings focused on decisions rather than reporting.
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Privacy, trust, and engineering tools: Our position at MarsBased
At MarsBased, we prioritize trust and privacy over the granular surveillance capabilities of AI tools like Cursor. Discover why we choose transparency and outcome-based engineering over monitoring individual usage data.
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How we made Plausible analytics work with ad blockers
To combat analytics data loss caused by ad-blockers, we implemented a custom Ruby on Rails proxy to route Plausible requests through our own backend. This privacy-friendly approach ensures we capture reliable traffic insights while fully respecting our visitors' data and privacy.
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A new website and four things you should know about MarsBased
We launched a new website to communicate our internal changes. Learn more about MarsBased!
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Some things you can do as a company to give back to your community
Over the course of the six years that we have been operating, we have compiled a few things you can do to give back to your community of startups of choice. By doing so, you will become leaders in the startup scene of your city!
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How I use Docker for Rails development: running services
Project setup can be a very cumbersome process for developers. In this blog post, our developer Dani explains how he uses Docker to develop in Rails
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