Thoughtbot CEO Chad Pytel advises clients not to hire the consultancy solely for code production, arguing that AI has made code generation easy and that premium consultancies must earn their fees by d…
AI has accelerated software development, but in regulated industries like healthcare, fintech, and pharma, expert judgment is becoming more valuable than raw coding speed, according to thoughtbot. A t…
Thoughtbot, a software consultancy, announced its fall event schedule, with team members speaking, attending, and hosting events across six cities on two continents from August to October. Fernando Pe…
A prototype is not a product but a conversation that replaces assumptions with evidence, argues a thoughtbot article. The piece contends that the most valuable prototypes serve leadership by accelerat…
Product consultancy thoughtbot published a field report on July 24, 2026, arguing that while AI has drastically reduced the cost of shipping prototypes, it has not reduced the cost of deciding what to…
Thoughtbot reports that startup founders using AI tools like Claude, Lovable, and Bubble.io can prototype quickly but still face challenges in product decisions, code validation, and strategic plannin…
Chad and Sami discussed AI code audits on the Giant Robots Podcast, focusing on developer-friendly AI code bases and security concerns. Sami shared insights from a recent audit of an AI-built codebase…
Thoughtbot engineers built a Claude Code hook that automatically runs RuboCop against any Ruby files an AI coding agent modifies, then gives the agent a chance to fix violations it can catch. The hook…
Thoughtbot has added a "Copy as Markdown" button to its blog posts, allowing users to copy cleanly formatted Markdown to their clipboard. The feature aims to simplify how AI language models consume co…
On the latest episode of the Giant Robots podcast, Chad shared a recent pivot in ReadySetGo’s development, with the app now entering a founder’s development phase and expanding features for all users.…