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Things to Know About Transferring a Domain

Here are a couple of things that you should know about before transferring a domain.

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How we're using GitHub Actions to transform our error triaging workflow

We've started automating our triage process with GitHub Actions, resulting in great improvements.

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How we modernized the legacy Javascript in our Rails app

We iteratively modernized our legacy Javascript improving the quality, stability, and developer-happiness of our code.

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What Are Vanity Name Servers?

What a vanity name server is and why you should use one.

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