Posts by Pete Whiting
The Gnar Company Named to Clutch 100 List of Fastest-Growing Companies for 2023
The Gnar Company is please to announce that it has been recognized as one of the top 100 fastest-growing companies on Clutch, the leading global marketplace of B2B service providers. The Gnar Company ranked in the Top 100 based on revenue growth from 2021 to 2022. This is the third consecutive year that Clutch has…
Read MoreGnar Company Selected as a Clutch Top 1000 Global Service Providers in 2022
Our commitment to delivering value for our clients has earned The Gnar Company a spot in the Clutch Top 1000 companies for 2022! These companies represent the top 1% of service providers across the globe, awarded by Clutch, the leading global marketplace for B2B service providers. Clutch analyzes each company on the platform based on…
Read MoreHow We Foster Open Dialogue Through Intentional Feedback
Does the phrase “annual review” make you tense up? Or do you find yourself relaxed, maybe even excited with the anticipation of new opportunities? An employee’s answer to this question can say a lot about the culture of the company they’re working for. It can also be a pretty good indicator of whether they have…
Read MoreGnarly Learnings from October 2022
We love reading, watching, and listening in order to keep our skills sharp and our perspectives fresh. Here are some of the resources we learned from this month. The Practical Effects on the GVL on Scaling in Ruby In “The Practical Effects of the GVL on Scaling in Ruby”, Nate Berkopec provides a great practical…
Read MoreGnarly News October 2022
The software development landscape is constantly changing. As a software consultancy, it’s our responsibility to keep our finger on the pulse of the industry. Here are some headlines that caught our attention recently. Heroku Introduces New Low-Cost Plans This past summer Heroku announced their “Next Chapter” which includes discontinuing free product plans, free dynos, and…
Read MoreGnarly Learnings from September 2022
We love reading, watching, and listening in order to keep our skills sharp and our perspectives fresh. Here are some of the resources we learned from this month. An Introduction to Ractors in Ruby 🚨 Experimental feature alert! 🚨Ractors were introduced in Ruby 3 and represent an actor-model abstraction. Ractors provide true-blue parallelism and do…
Read MoreOur Code Review Process: More than Quality Assurance
Just like writers during the editing process, programmers review each other’s work, provide feedback, and work together to create a more refined, higher-quality end product. At a basic level, this process helps ensure code quality and brings potential defects to the surface. More than that, it helps developers transfer and grow knowledge, resulting in continuously…
Read MoreBuzz Off, FizzBuzz!: How We Interview at The Gnar
Generic engineering challenges like FizzBuzz are the worst. If you’re a developer, you may have groaned reading the last sentence, and we sympathize. If not, here’s the scoop: The interview process in the world of software development isn’t quite like other industries. In addition to the standard “what are your strengths and weaknesses?” questions, most…
Read MoreGnarly Learnings from August 2022
We love reading, watching, and listening in order to constantly update our skills and learn new perspectives. Here are some of the exciting pieces we learned from this month. Digging Into Turbo with Ruby on Rails 7 This article provides a nice intro to Turbo. The author goes over the high points of frames and…
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