The importance of a step back to find quick wins
We know it's difficult to stop delivering features to our clients and take some minutes to analyse how our applications are behaving in production. However, we can't forget to do this from time to time because sometimes there are instant wins which will create a huge impact.
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I'm an office manager in an officeless company, so... what am I supposed to do?
All-remote companies with distributed teams are more complex than it appears. Here's how we run MarsBased after four years of operations.
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Our new year's resolutions for 2018
We like to keep traditions alive! Every year we share our plan for the year ahead, both personal and professional, so we can keep track of our progress over the years!
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Testing new frameworks & languages: how to separate the grain from the chaff
How to check if a technology is the best fit to add it into your tech stack.
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Client side file uploads with Amazon S3
S3 client-side uploads on top of Middleman using a simple Rails application to authorize file uploads and downloads.
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Spaces & MarsBased join forces in an intergalactic partnership
We have signed a partnership agreement to become the Community Partner of Spaces in Barcelona - we're over the moon (pun decidedly intended) with that deal!
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Expanding the team again: looking for a fullstack developer
Are you a fullstack developer with over 3 years experience in Ruby on Rails, a strong liking for JavaScript and want to work remotely? Get in touch with us!
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We're not a startup: we're a lifestyle business (and we love it)
When everyone's out raising funds and building massive marketing campaigns looking to make a profitable business, we've slowly building the lifestyle business we always wanted.
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So, do you guys do only Ruby for the backend?
This is a question we are asked all too frequently from outside the company. However, we recently asked this very question ourselves. Yes, we only do Ruby and that isn't going to change anytime soon.
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How to find and hire developers for your company
Competition to hire developers for all sorts of companies is at an all-time high. We've had no problem hiring in our three years running the company. Here's our opinion on the matter.
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Three years running our first business: lessons learnt
Everyone said that a full-remote, employees-first, quality-driven consultancy highly specialised in niche technologies would not work. Here we are after three years.
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How to maintain company culture with remote teams
As remote teams become more and more prevalent how can you build community among your distributed workforce?
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