Brian May on Atomic Spin

iOS / OS X

WatchOS Complications Don’t Have to Be Complicated, Part 3 – Leveling Up with Gauges & Text Providers

How to take your WatchOS complication UI to the next level by implementing gauges and composing text providers.

iOS / OS X

WatchOS Complications Don’t Have to Be Complicated, Part 2 – Implementing Basic Functionality

Building the basic functionality of a WatchOS complication, including previews, timelines, and a background refresh loop.

iOS / OS X

WatchOS Complications Don’t Have to Be Complicated, Part 1 – Families, Templates, and Initial Setup

Why Apple Watch complications are important, plus an overview of complication families, templates, and placeholders.

Developer Tools

CircleCI vs. Azure Pipelines: A Comparative Analysis

CircleCI and Azure Pipelines are leading continuous integration platforms, each with strengths and weaknesses. Which should you choose?

Ruby on Rails

Four Ways to Make Your Next Rails Upgrade Smoother

Major Ruby on Rails upgrades can be a headache. Here are a few common-sense ways to ease the pain and avoid time-wasting problems.

Project & Team Management

Consulting Under Pressure

High-pressure consulting situations can be tricky in the heat of the moment, and how you handle them can form a lasting impact on your client.

Developer Tools

Localhost to Remote in Two Commands

How to use Localtunnel to proxy your localhost to the world.

Android Development

Digging into Android: Intents and Sharing

Intent objects are used frequently in Android development, but what purpose do they actually serve?

Development Practices

Lessons Learned from Deploying Outside my Comfort Zone

When deployment went out of our hands, I learned how our pipeline actually worked, how inflexible our environment was, and how much better my documentation could be.

Android Development

Seamless Integration of Android’s Soft Keyboard

Android's soft-keyboard can be a struggle to integrate, but it doesn't have to be! Learn the basics of this ubiquitous interface and see basic examples.

React / Redux

They Say, “Everything Is a Signal.” But What Exactly Is a Reactive Signal?

I've read that a reactive signal is like a pipeline, a circuit, or a "data stream." But what really helped me conceptualize the idea is the Marble Diagram.

Growing as Makers

Tools for Learning About New Tech Communities

While studying CS, I also wanted to learn about the culture, trends, and lingo of the tech community. Here are 3 platforms I've tried to leverage.

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