December 2019

Development Practices

Partial Scripting & You

Why partial scripting? It can automate parts of your workflow while leaving enough room for manual intervention and verification.

.NET / WPF

Shareable and Customizable SVG Resources in WPF

Adding SVG resources to a WPF application seems simple, but there are a few steps you’ll need to take to ensure your resources are shareable and customizable.

UX & Design

What You Can Learn by Studying Design Maturity Models

Integrating design into your organization successfully can have tangible benefits company-wide— from customer satisfaction to annual revenue.

Project & Team Management

Two Ways to Improve Your Daily Stand-Up with a Large Team

When stand-ups get too big, important information gets lost in translation. Spreading out responsibility will save time and bulk up your team’s efficiency.

Evolving the Industry

OK, Boomer – Musings From a Software Developer

In terms of my career in software development, I am the Boomer generation. What strong opinions about development am I holding that I may need to let go?

Developer Tools

macOS Catalina: Fixing Emacs After an Upgrade

After the recent macOS upgrade to Catalina, accessing the Documents folder using Emacs became difficult. Here are a few ways to fix the problem.

Platforms & Languages

Role-Based Routing with Next.js

Next.js is a great framework to utilize when your users require different permissions. as it allows you to create role-specific directories for your app.

Development Practices

Commit Your “One-Time-Use” Scripts to Version Control

If you’ve written a script that was intended to be used once, don’t throw it away into the digital trash abyss. Instead, track it in version control.

Embedded Systems

VS Code for Embedded Development

Embedded development has often lagged behind the trends that drive the software world, particularly with editors. But there is a solution— VS Code.

Choosing Your Team

Improve Your Programming Challenge by Asking Candidates to Read Code

We included reading code in our programming challenge this year and really loved the results. This article discusses a few ways to try this out.

Evolving the Industry

Midwest UX 2019: Reframing Reality

Midwest UX 2019 explored the theme “Reframing Reality.” Atomic’s own Bella Olszewski got the change to speak about tidying up design— Marie Kondo-style.

Project & Team Management

What Makes a Good Scrum Master?

A Scrum Master wears many hats within an organization: project manager, account manager, and product manager. But what does it take to succeed as a Scrum Master?