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Insights and advice on building brilliant software products

Tap into expert guidance from our seasoned team at Add Jam, where we specialise in creating cutting-edge React Native apps, robust Ruby on Rails solutions, and dynamic React web applications. Discover actionable tips and insights to elevate your business, enhance your products and services, and drive meaningful innovation.

Simplifying Rails Controllers with Concerns - Real-world Examples from Our Projects

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Simplifying Rails Controllers with Concerns - Real-world Examples from Our Projects

Looking to have improve your Rails project structure? Use Controller Concerns to keep our Rails controllers clean and maintainable. Learn from real-world examples Add Jam have in production.

Choosing Your Tech Stack as a Startup: A Practical Guide for 2025

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Choosing Your Tech Stack as a Startup: A Practical Guide for 2025

A no-nonsense guide to selecting the right technology stack for your startup. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and make decisions that will set your business up for success.

How to use Rails Model Concerns

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How to use Rails Model Concerns

Learn how to use Ruby on Rails model concerns to build maintainable, scalable applications. Practical examples, best practices and code snippets from our decade of Rails development experience.

How to Create App Store Screenshots to Increase App Downloads

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How to Create App Store Screenshots to Increase App Downloads

Learn how to create and design compelling App Store screenshots that increase app downloads. We'll cover best practices, tools, and testing strategies to optimise your app's visual presentation.

Using Live Activities in a React Native App

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Using Live Activities in a React Native App

A comprehensive guide to implementing and updating iOS Live Activities in your React Native application, with a focus on secure implementation patterns and authentication challenges.

Transform Your Health Journey with One Walk A Day's Major Update

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Transform Your Health Journey with One Walk A Day's Major Update

Discover how One Walk A Day's latest update makes building healthy walking habits easier and more engaging than ever, featuring widgets, live activities, and smart health tracking integration.

Improving React Native Testing with Jest Snapshots

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Improving React Native Testing with Jest Snapshots

Enhancing our React Native app's testing strategy by incorporating Jest snapshot tests to catch unintended changes and ensure our app's functionality remains stable.

Just charge where you park

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Just charge where you park

Drawing from 5 years of EV ownership experience, we explore why the future of EV charging lies in accessible AC charging points where people naturally park, rather than ultra-rapid charging hubs.

Tech Startup Trends in 2025

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Tech Startup Trends in 2025

As we start a new year lets explore the key tech startup trends that we believe will be important in 2025, from AI in healthcare to EV infrastructure and privacy-first technology.

A high-level React Native accessibility guide

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A high-level React Native accessibility guide

Learn how to make your React Native apps more accessible, ensuring a better user experience for everyone. Discover practical steps and best practices for creating inclusive mobile applications.

Very Demure, Very Mindful - Crafting the perfect MVP without overengineering

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Very Demure, Very Mindful - Crafting the perfect MVP without overengineering

Discover how the 'very demure, very mindful' approach helped us create a successful MVP for the Glasgow Subcrawl app, avoiding overengineering and validating our concept quickly.

Get to know the Glasgow Tech Scene

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Get to know the Glasgow Tech Scene

Explore the vibrant Glasgow tech ecosystem and wide range of free to attend meetups. Discover how you can connect, learn, and thrive in one of Scotland's largest tech hubs.

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Michael Hayes

Co-founder of Add Jam

Hey! Co-founder of Add Jam here. I'm available to chat about startups, tech, design, and development. Drop me a message or book a call in my calendar at a time that suits you.