5 Emojis that Help My Team Communicate More Efficiently 📝

In a remote work world, we’re all learning new things. From managing distractions at home to switching our brains away from work in the evening, working from home brings different challenges. As I’ve adapted to working remotely with a team, I’ve been surprised to realize that emojis are an effective communication tool. Here are my […]

Joining a New Project? Eliminate the Unknowns

I recently joined a new project and found myself trying to learn everything at once. I felt like I was spinning in circles trying to absorb a wealth of new information. Now that I’m a few weeks in, I’d like to share a few things I’ve done to steady myself and move toward productive learning […]

3 Ideas for Refocusing When Working from Home

I’ve been working from home since mid-March, so I’ve had four months to work on my new routines. One struggle has been learning to stay focused when I’m surrounded by the distractions of my home environment: laundry needing to be washed and folded, cleaning to be done, etc. If you’ve been finding that there are […]

How to Leverage Estimation Meetings when Onboarding Remotely

Bringing new teammates up to speed can be a challenge, especially in the current world of remote collaboration. As a new team member, you’re not always sure what else you need to learn. As a seasoned team member, it’s hard to realize how much context you’ve gained along the way that needs to be shared. […]

Three Ways to Shake Up Agile Development with Design Thinking

If you’re a member of an Agile software team, you know that the routines of Agile can sometimes feel tedious. And it’s hard to know what to change. Do you need to change your meeting frequency? Can some routines be eliminated? Should you scrap Agile altogether? Rather than abandoning Agile, consider incorporating some simple design […]

Three Reasons to Switch to Angle Bracket Syntax in Ember Octane

Ember recently released a new set of features in what they’re calling the Octane edition. My teammate and I have started tinkering with new features to gain familiarity before upgrading our system to the new edition. One feature that has particularly caught my attention is angle bracket syntax—a new way of rendering Ember components that […]

When to Use Ember get() – A Guide

If you’re working in an Ember app that’s been around for a while, you’ve probably wondered when to use get(this, ‘foo’) and when to use this.foo. You’re not alone.

Jumping into an Established Codebase as a Junior Developer

Joining a project with an established codebase is tricky. There’s a significant amount of information to absorb, there may be new technologies to learn, and there’s usually a lot of code to read! These are five techniques I’ve used for finding sure footing in a codebase as a junior developer.

Three Lessons Learned from Year One as a Professional

I’ve been working at Atomic for a little over a year now and, in that time, I’ve grown as a consultant, a software developer, and a person. Reflecting on year one, I realized three important lessons that I want to share with anybody entering their first job, regardless of the field.

Four Tips for Attending Your First Professional Conference

I recently attended my first conference as a full-time developer. The conference was a great opportunity to grow my technical skills and hear what other people are doing in the industry. I also found that there was a fair bit of learning involved in navigating my first conference. Afterwards, I spent some time reflecting on […]

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By: Bekah Cheek

Author: Bekah Cheek