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Software Makers
Notes for builders and founders who make software products — from first version to scale.
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Rails World 2026: From Software Writers to Makers
Notes from Rails World 2026 in Austin: what DHH, Matz and Rails engineers said about AI, and why software writers are becoming software makers.
AI Engineering
Pre-AI era
A manifesto: the foundation for any organization
How Icalia Labs used its 7th anniversary to revisit its culture and write a company manifesto, from first draft to the final version.
Software Makers
Pre-AI era
Organizing Hack Prepas, the first high school Hackathon in Mexico
A high school apprentice at Icalia Labs recounts organizing Hack Prepas in 2015, the first high school hackathon in Mexico, from approvals to sponsors.
Software Makers
Pre-AI era
Advantages of being open
Why Icalia Labs shares its code, design, and knowledge openly, and the advantages it saw in 2015, from feedback and growth to credibility with clients.
Software Makers
Pre-AI era
How to proudly participate in (and probably win) a Hackathon
Icalia Labs' 2014 playbook for hackathons: pick the idea early, run agile sprints, balance hackers and designers, sleep, study the judges, and nail the pitch.
Software Makers
Pre-AI era
A new opportunity in technology is with Open Data
How Icalia Labs got into open data through hackathons, helped start Codeando México, and joined the Open Data 100 Mexico study in 2014.
Software Makers