Introduction to Spring Data R2DBC with Kotlin
This blog was written by Detroit Labs Developer Nelida Velazquez. Nelida is a developer who has a passion for tacos and code. She’s been a professional developer for 12 years working with a wide variety of languages and platforms going from
Tips to Help Overcome “Throwaway Work” Frustration
This blog was written by Detroit Labs Product Architect Janani Subbiah. Janani is a Product Architect at Detroit Labs with experience building back-end services and Android apps. She is currently part of the Labs Cloud team which empowers developers and our
Intro to MVVM in React (with MobX)
So you’re a seasoned React developer, but you’ve never applied the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) architectural pattern to your work. No worries! In this post, I’ll give you a basic introduction to what MVVM can look like in React (using MobX) to
Managing Database Migrations with Liquibase and Spring Boot
This blog was written by Detroit Labs Developer Nelida Velazquez. Nelida is a developer who has a passion for tacos and code. She’s been a professional developer for 12 years working with a wide variety of languages and platforms going from
Building Friendliness into Backend Services
What makes a back-end service (that exposes functionality in the form of RESTful APIs) fun to work with? Not just for the devs working on the service but also for everyone else using it, including but not limited to developers
Labs Live: QA at Labs with Katrina Ohlemacher and Jon Guest
On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and Tobi welcome Katrina and Jon, Quality Engineers at Detroit Labs. They discuss the role of Quality Assurance (QA) at Labs, the myth that the QA's job is to break things, and how
App Clips and User Acquisition Tactics from WWDC 2020
WWDC 2020 is in the books! Not only was it the first fully streamed event, but it was one of the best WWDC events we’ve seen. The launch of iOS 14 was exciting and brought with it both new and
WWDC 2020: Dear Apple…
Dear Apple, Today is a big day for you, so I’ll keep this brief. You’ve worked hard for the better part of a year, designing and building your new operating system (iOS 14) that will make our iPhones and iPads feel like
Inclusive Language in Technology
By Jeff Kelley If you’re anything like me, the spring of 2020 has been the most difficult decade in recent memory. From a global pandemic to widespread protests against unjust brutality, there has been no shortage of things to worry about.
How to Maintain Effective Team Communication When You’re Working Remote
In the blink of an eye, our work environment dramatically shifted at Detroit Labs. With the early news of COVID-19 making its way to Michigan in March, our leadership team made a quick call to shut down our physical office