Ryan Abel on Atomic Spin

4 Ways to Stay Motivated on Your Side Project

We all have them: once-great ideas gathering dust in a GitHub repository somewhere. Here are 4 ways to make sure your next project sees the light of day.

Developer Tools

Homebrew: Switching Keg Versions

Homebrew lets you install and maintain system libraries. Here's how to use the switch command to switch between keg versions in Homebrew.

Ruby on Rails

Adding Google Charts to your Active Admin Application

It's surprisingly easy to use and extend Active Admin. Adding charts to custom Active Admin views is an example of what it can do. Here's how.

Developer Tools

Rails, Active Record & Postgres – Optimizing Deletions

Active Record is a powerful tool, but there are occasions where letting the database handle work for us is the correct answer.

Development Practices

Four Tips To Keep Refactoring Efficient

Four tips for efficient refactoring: have good test coverage, refactor on a main branch, keep tests green often, remember your purpose.

Ember.js

Three Reasons Ember.js Closure Actions Rule

Highlights some of what makes closure actions so awesome—improved syntax, easier data propagation, and added action currying

Development Practices

Managing Multiple Releases in a Production Application

Comparing two Agile workflows for managing multiple releases in a production application: Release Branches vs. Feature Flags

Ember.js

Retrying Network Requests in Ember.js: Part 2

How to retrieve HTTP network requests from local storage and retry them in Ember.js.

Ember.js

Retrying Network Requests in Ember.js: Part 1

How to intercept HTTP network requests and store those requests in local storage using Ember.js.

Personal Optimization

How I Conquered My Fear of Meetings

A meeting isn't a test of my credibility or intelligence, it's a collaboration. With a little preparation and self-awareness, I can relax and contribute.

Culture

Working at a Socially Responsible Company

One of the aspects I like the most about where I work that I feel like flies under the radar is how socially responsible we are as an organization.

Personal Optimization

The Job Hunter’s Guide to Writing a Good Autobiography

I spent a lot of time reviewing autobiographies and found there a few things that make the great ones stand out.

Ryan Abel

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