Reflecting on my thoughtbot apprenticeship, and how I’ve grown as a well-rounded designer by engaging in all aspects of project development, and honing my communication and facilitation skills.
Applications are now open for our first 2023 Apprenticeships. This is our paid, junior-level position providing structured support and mentorship to get you to be a billable thoughtbot Designer or Ruby on Rails Developer.
A summary of the things we look at during our initial screening of Apprentice Designer applications.
A summary of the things we look at during our initial screening of Apprentice Rails Developer applications.
Applications are now open for our first 2022 Apprenticeships. This is our paid, junior-level position providing structured support and mentorship to get you to be a billable thoughtbot Developer or Designer.
Starting an apprenticeship can be daunting. Here are some guidelines to help you make the most of your time.
Here’s what we’ve learned running an apprenticeship program for designers and developers over the past four years.
How we treat our coworkers and clients will affect our projects more than we might think.
Walk through a refactoring of Ruby on Rails test code
and observe lessons in Rails idioms,
setting up only necessary test data,
and extracting methods.