Tip 1: Don't use string interpolation with variables When there is copy that says something like The small blue dress is on sale! there is often an inclination to say, "Great! I'll code The ${size} ${color} ${product} is on sale!. There are two main problems with this. 1. Different

There are a few reasons you'd want to truncate a sentence, but the one I've run into most commonly is as a solution to "can you fit this copy into this area on a design"? For this use case, I've seen engineers reach for 2 tools in the toolbox, either

Ruby is an incredibly powerful and convenient language that does a lot for developers behind the scenes. One of the most important things it does is create and garbage collect objects automatically. To make sure our programs don't run out of memory though, Ruby needs an efficient way to allocate

Communication is a critical part of coding, from initial product requirements, to discussing alternatives and ideas around better solutions, but keeping everyone invested in a project up to date can be time consuming. Wherever possible, automating this process to keep everyone in the loop with minimal effort is ideal. As

The registration page for our Engagement Day event, using the tool HopinWe at Binti care deeply about making the world a more fair place, and dedicate our work to enabling every child a fair chance at life. Most of us in Child Welfare are aware of the fact that there

Our Binti canvas, decorated with hand prints of folks in the companyNext up in our series of posts on how Binti's Product and Engineering teams use the company's values to guide our work, we're focusing on the Binti value, Create Love Through Empathy! (Just in time for Valentine's Day! <

Showing and hiding county lines on an embedded Google Maps app (with fake data points)Location is important in foster care - to improve outcomes for children and youth in care it can be beneficial to place them close to their community of origin (in some but not all cases)

At Binti, we strive to hire whole people -- not just technical human resources. Like the rest of the company, our engineering and product teams serve Binti’s vision: to help every child have a family and a more fair chance at life by re-inventing the child welfare system. We’