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Welcome to the Pairing blog. We are building in public - so you learn copy, adapt and do it even better. We are creators. We cannot help it. We asked ourselves: what if we share the whole software creation process from A - Z. Follow us on the journey of building our own app and realasing it to the public.
Coding video: checklist
A quick checklist what I use for coding videos But first, the result: How I record coding videos (quick demo of the result) Checklist coming up: 👇 Hardware: Macbook M1 ...
Lessons from recording 8 coding sessions
Building Status We are still building an #eLearning app (it’s been 3 weeks since we started). More to the status later I decided to make my own course, as the ...
Hotwire-Enabled Recording Widget
Rails 7 We recently started to port all of our apps to @rails 7 Most notable change: Hotwire is enabled by default. This is what we refactored. See widget to ...
What to do before starting the first line of code
We prepared a quick training for people who want to build software. If you are already searching for a developer or an agency – make sure to have your bases ...
Simplifying our MVP
We are still going in turns with our UX designer. They come up with some great ideas, but there’s one problem: Drag and drop is complex. Development speed is crucial. ...
Using Mturk to vet a product name
E-Learning App Names We finally came up with a couple of names of our #eLearning app. Now: we are all biased. Who can we know for sure if a name ...
The 80/20 of UX Design
The 80/20 of #uidesign – and a list of resources for tailwind How do you keep effort on UI minimal while having great effect? (pareto or 80/20 rule)? You use ...
The implications of changing our database model
We changed our database model. This has implications for the later usage of our e-learning app. Understanding a db model is the 80/20 of working with developers. I try to ...
How to vet a UX Designer
How can you tell a good from a bad UX? After posting on @Upwork we got a couple of applicants for the #uxdesign job. All of them have delivered a ...
How to post a job on UpWork: UX edition
Our UX designer just quit without even starting My mistake 🤦🏻. I relied on one person, who I haven’t worked with prev I didn’t follow my principles: 1️⃣ hire multiple ...