Velocity Labs

The Lab Notebook

Notes from our team on building software and running projects.

  1. What Makes Velocity Labs an Outstanding Web Development Company?

    Why should you choose Velocity Labs as your custom web application developer? Learn about our core values and what sets us apart.

  2. How We Use Story Points (and Why They Aren't Hours)

    Story points size work by effort, risk, and complexity, not by the clock. Here's how they work and how we use them.

  3. Easily Extract Deeply Nested Hash Data in Ruby

    Ruby 2.3 introduced a new method, which is very usful when dealing with deeply nested data in a hash or array. Learn how to add it to your toolbox!

  4. Ruby::AZ Meetup - June 19, 2018

    Ruby::AZ is hosting a meetup on 06/19/2018. Join fellow Ruby developers for a variety of lightning talks, and share your own!

  5. Save disk space by truncating dev log files

    If you deal with multiple projects over time, it's easy to forget about the leftover log files that may be eating up your disk space.

  6. How Does Velocity Labs Work With New Projects?

    Over the years, we've refined our process to deliver a great product. Here's what you can expect from us on your new project.

  7. Easily generate test files of any size

    Anyone who has implemented file uploads, with file size validations, knows how annoying it is to test. As Chris shows, creating files of a correct size can be fast and easy.

  8. How Does Velocity Labs Work With Existing Projects?

    Over the years, we've refined our process to deliver a great product. Here's what you can expect from us.

  9. What Makes A Successful Software Project?

    There are many moving parts to a software project. After decades of experience, here's what we've learned makes a successful project.

  10. What Is a Typical First Week Like?

    From project kickoff, to our first demo. Here's what you can expect from us in the first week of work.