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A small software company where developers & designers work passionately to deliver human-centered software. www.beflagrant.com
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🍁 XORuby hits Toronto Oct 3, 2026 at The Loft on King. Single-track conf, $100 ticket, no travel needed. Details: www.xoruby.com/event/toront... #XORuby
Event card for XORuby Toronto, October 3, 2026. Background shows an orange-tinted photo of the Toronto skyline with the CN Tower, city buildings, and a boat on Lake Ontario at dusk. Text reads: "Toronto rewards those that pay attention. It stretches along Lake Ontario, with neighborhoods that change fast and a skyline that never really sits still. From Kensington Market to the Beaches, and out..."
September 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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People: Our motto? "Genuinely desire success in those around us and do what we can to make it happen." Our team proposes ideas and tries new roles while being themselves. #humancentered #peopleareawesome www.beflagrant.com/blog
September 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🤠 XORuby Social in Austin: Where does Ruby go from here? A working conversation on community, tools, and what's next. Food + drinks provided. Register: luma.com/ley9xjg9?ref=xorub... #XORuby
Interior of Inn Cahoots bar and lounge in Austin, TX. A curved black marble bar with backlit shelves of liquor bottles sits center, framed by wooden ceiling beams. To the left, a mustard sofa, pink ottomans, and a zebra-print rug sit on wood flooring, with a guitar and eclectic art (posters, mirrors, a record) on a dark green patterned wall. Red menu signs stand on the bar counter.
September 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Herb is a new HTML-aware ERB parser that brings powerful, real-time debugging and tooling to Rails views, making template errors easier to find and fix than ever.

Read the blog post: www.beflagrant.com/blog/dev...
Watch our Developer Roundtable discussing Herb here: youtu.be/NIyQLdYfkCE
Herb developer roundtable with participants discussing HTML-aware ERB parsing and Rails tooling.
September 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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We deliver software that works.
#groupcollect #FlagrantValues #HumanCentered #ClientTestimonial #Software #Design #Development #BeMoreHuman
September 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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So many people are generating inhuman amounts of cruft with these tools. Someone has to dig it out eventually.
Wrote about staying in Claudeville anyway and trying to do it "right."
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Square blog post graphic on a yellow background. A black banner reads "I'M STILL CLAUDING" in bold white letters, with "like a true survivor?" in red script. A small speech bubble and blue robot-like character appear beside it. Below, a circular photo of the author with "Written by Yossef Mendelssohn, Senior Developer," "beflagrant.com/blog" with social icons, and the Flagrant logo.
September 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🌟 GroupCollect needed help building new apps while their team maintained their flagship product. We stepped in with research, design, and development to deliver three successful applications with early adopters! #TravelTech #ProductDevelopment www.beflagrant.com/work/gro...
September 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🎉 Happy 4-Year Workiversary, Glynnis! Design pro by day, cat-supervised pottery artist always (that cicada mug is 🔥). Here's to more great work and even greater mugs! 🏺🐈‍⬛
#Workiversary #DreamTeam #CreativeLife
Collage celebrating Glynnis's 4-year workiversary, with "Happy 4 Year Workiversary" text at top. Left: two black cats on a patterned rug beside a scratching pad. Center: Glynnis in glasses holding a hand-painted clay mug featuring a cicada design, standing in a pottery studio. Right: Glynnis smiling with a tabby cat resting against her shoulder. Flagrant logo in the corner.
September 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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We love a good puzzle, and nothing beats the feeling of finding the right fit. 🧩
#puzzel-solutions #ClientTestimonial #SoftwareDevelopment #RubyOnRails #RubyDevelopers #BeMoreHuman
August 31, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🎚️ Not this OR that... this TO that. Tent ↔ Hotel. Duck ↔ Swan. Where do you fall? www.beflagrant.com/blog/del... #DelightfullyFridayJunior
A "Morning to Night" spectrum line with a purple "M" avatar, alien, frog, and penguin emoji along it, plus a profile photo near "Night." An explosion and blue genie emoji sit off to the right. Below, bold text reads "THIS TO THAT ON 7/30/26" and "DELIGHTFULLY FRIDAY JUNIOR," with the Flagrant logo and a heart icon.
August 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Experimental work cultures give your team permission to think outside their roles while having a voice in company changes. www.beflagrant.com/blog/pro...
#experiment #jiggle #discover #leadership
August 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🛠️ Strengthen your app with our Architectural Review. We work with your engineers to uncover issues and provide actionable recommendations for better performance and reliability. #ArchitecturalReview #Software www.beflagrant.com/quick_wi...
The header reads "Quick Wins: Software Architectural Review" with a "Timeline 2-3 Weeks" label on the top right. The main text highlights: "Interview your engineers about application architecture issues" and "Make recommendations about how to address issues." The footer includes the Flagrant logo and a link to the web page: beflagrant.com/quick_wins/software.
August 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Afraid of believing in yourself? Try teaching it! Read our post and contact us for a chance to win a free eBook from Imposter Syndrome Speaker, Tali Lavarry. #impostersyndrome #youdontsuck #ebook www.beflagrant.com/blog/you...
August 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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We’ve got your back. That peace of mind is why we do what we do. #the-improv-effect #BusinessStrategy #DesignThinking
August 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🎙️ New pod: Jim Remsik on running Flagrant, building XO Ruby, and why design now outsells dev in the AI era.
🔗 www.railsbusiness.com/24359...
#Ruby #RubyOnRails #Podcast
August 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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🔥 XO Ruby is back! Single-day, single-track conferences, $100 tickets, no travel needed.
📍Seattle 8/8 · Vancouver 8/15
🎟️ www.xoruby.com/events/
#XORuby #RubyCommunity
Black-and-white photo of a large, packed crowd mingling in a grand hall with tall arched windows and a screen showing a harbor scene, overlaid with an orange geometric banner reading "Not Your Average Experience, Community, News, & Events."
August 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Our Creative Director is going to momentarily hide under a rock while you read this blog post that's all about scrabbling through the fear of self-doubt. www.beflagrant.com/blog/kel...

#impostersyndrome #creativedirector #designer
August 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🚨 Success story! 🚨 We helped Training Tracker modernize their dated app with fresh UI/UX, Rails 7 upgrade, QR codes, Stripe integration, and Turbo/Hotwire for speed. Result? A sleek, faster app with seamless billing! #UXDesign #Rails7 www.beflagrant.com/work/tra...
August 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🇨🇦 Vancouver Rubyists, this one's for you. XO Ruby lands Aug 15, 2026 — single-day, single-track, $100, no fluff. Just show up. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/vancouver/ #XORuby
Orange-tinted photo of the Lions Gate Bridge suspension towers in Vancouver, framed by mountains and trees, with text reading "Vancouver, August 15, 2026" and a description of the city's coastal, creative culture.
August 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Win some and wince some to take the sting out of growth.
www.beflagrant.com/blog/cla...

#failingforward #growthhacking #humancentered
August 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🌲 Seattle, get your coffee ready. XO Ruby lands Aug 8, 2026 — single-day, single-track, $100, zero fluff. Skip the flights. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/seattle/ #XORuby
Orange-tinted photo of the Seattle Space Needle against a cloudy sky, with text reading "Seattle, August 8, 2026" and a description of the city's coffee culture and tech scene.
August 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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The best part of any project? Collaborating with clients to hide creative easter eggs in the final designs!
#DesignProcess #ClientCollaboration #EasterEggs #HiddenGems #BrandDesign #CustomDesign #VisualStorytelling
Client Testimonial: Bekki Freeman Organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby Quote: "It was so much fun working with someone as creative as Val. She took our icons and ideas and created variations that really represented us." Quote cont'd: "From the logo to our conference badges and shirt, everything felt connected and even had fun Easter eggs hidden throughout the designs!"
August 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🔥 XO Ruby is back! Single-day, single-track conferences, $100 tickets, no travel needed.
📍Seattle 8/8 · Vancouver 8/15
🎟️ www.xoruby.com/events/
#XORuby #RubyCommunity
Black-and-white photo of a large, packed crowd mingling in a grand hall with tall arched windows and a screen showing a harbor scene, overlaid with an orange geometric banner reading "Not Your Average Experience, Community, News, & Events."
July 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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In our final post of 6, explore how we built templating and theming that supports everything from one-click development to advanced customization! #rubyonrails #webdesign www.beflagrant.com/blog/rub...
July 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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🌉 XO Ruby hits Vancouver Aug 15, 2026! From Kits to Gastown, come connect with local Rubyists. $100, no travel needed. 🎟️ xoruby.com/event/vancouver/ #XORuby
Black-and-white photo looking down the roadway of the Lions Gate Bridge suspension towers in Vancouver, flanked by stone lion statues, trees, and mountains, labeled "Vancouver" in bold purple text.
July 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM