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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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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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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What is the best Ruby on Rails CMS?
We have compared the most popular CMS built with Ruby on Rails according to user experience, flexibility to develop on top of them and other Martian criteria.
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Five reasons why our clients love Ruby on Rails for their apps
Contrary to popular belief, developing your project using Ruby on Rails won't make it more difficult to maintain. It's a competitive advantage, nowadays.
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How we upgraded an obsolete Ruby on Rails application with lots of legacy code (part 1)
This post is the first one of a series where we break down how to correctly upgrade a Ruby on Rails application.
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Code refactoring: when, why and who
While code refactoring is cool and appealing, it's not the right choice always.
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The Martians conquer the IronHack
At MarsBased, we collaborate with dozens of different initiatives. Ironhack is one of those we love the most.
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How we make the right app for you (part 2)
A full breakdown of our techstack as of March 2014.
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