Jeanette Head on Atomic Spin

How to Pick Your Battles on a Software Team

Everyone knows they should pick their battles, but how do you decide when? Here are 3 questions for figuring out when to push back and when to let it be.

Web Apps

Avoiding “Undefined is Not a Function” with Constants

Constants pair well with JavaScript's powerful object data structure, and they can prevent all kinds of problems, including "Undefined is Not a Function."

Web Apps

The Two Types of SPA Components: Widgets & Structural Components

By representing your app as a tree of structural and widget components, it's easier to maintain and take forward with smaller, cleaner pieces of code.

Extracurricular Activities

Why You Should Consider Mentoring a FIRST Robotics Team

FIRST is such a cool thing to be a part of — a great way to make a difference and to see a difference being made.

Web Apps

Why You Should Use JSX and ReactJS

Things that are easier with JSX and ReactJS: using formatting libraries, rendering lists of data, and keeping markup organized and DRY.

Web Apps

Unit Testing Frontend Network Requests

Asynchronous data loading is great for frontend apps—but it's difficult for unit tests. Your app is depending on a network that doesn’t exist during tests.

Web Apps

Comparing Directive Scope Options in AngularJS

The differences between No Scope, Inherited Scope, and Isolated Scope, and why you might—or might not—want to use each one.

Web Apps

Many Directives, One Controller in Angular

My solution? Create different directives for each state of the view, along with a super directive to tie them all together.

Web Apps

Optimize Web App Performance through Drawing

What calls were being made when? What impact would changing our API have? To help visualize what’s going on, try drawing out your page.

Evolving the Industry

How to Fight Unconscious Bias & Become a Better Ally

Putting an unbiased foot forward and demonstrating equal treatment is how you lead in building a tech society that carries less unconscious bias overall.

Evolving the Industry

A Strategy for Teaching Programming – Logic First

Teaching programming logic-first instead of syntax-first will create programmers who can problem solve and start implementing useful code on their own.

Development Practices

Intro to Refactoring: Making Code Easy to Understand in 4 Steps

At some point, someone (possibly even you) will wonder, "What in the heck does this piece of code do?" Refactoring can make their job infinitely easier.

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