Casey Falkowski on Atomic Spin

Angular

How to Mock Child Components When Writing Angular Tests

Normally, I am fully in favor of NOT mocking a child component whenever possible, but some situations require it.

Project & Team Management

No Product Owner? Here’s How You Maintain Focus Without One.

Product owners are important to ensuring focus on a project. Don't have one? Here's how to make sure the project remains on track.

.NET / WPF

3 Useful AutoFixture Features to Level Up Your .NET Testing Game

AutoFixture is a useful, but sometimes overwhelming, library for .NET tests. Here are some fun features to keep in your back pocket.

Growing as Makers

Stay Motivated When Working on a Difficult Story

Say you're working on a story that should be a breeze, but you quickly get a dose of reality. Try these tips to stay motivated.

Rust

The Best Development Environment for Rust? 3 Common Options

Rust is a popular modern language, but there's no clear standard for best development environment for Rust. Here are 3 popular choices.

Development Practices

How to Solicit Better Feedback for Your Pull Requests

Good pull request feedback is important but can be tricky to get on busy projects. Here are a few tips to get better feedback.

Development Practices

APIs for New Developers: Controllers, Services, and Repositories

In an early internship project, I was confused by the purpose of controllers, services, and repositories. Here's a simple explanation.

Project & Team Management

A Developer’s Perspective: 3 Tips For Writing Good Stories

Writing good stories sounds easy, but actually isn't. Here are some tips from a developer to help you write clear, effective user stories.

Platforms & Languages

3 Tips for Making CSS More Bearable from Someone Who Hates CSS

I've never been a fan of styling or CSS, but most projects have a frontend component. Here are a few tips to make it more bearable to work with CSS.

React / Redux

How to Use Leaflet to Display Google Maps-like Maps in a React App

Need to add a map to your React app? With Leaflet, it's quicker and easier to set up than you think. Here's a quick tutorial demonstrating how to do it.

Growing as Makers

Lessons from Returning to the First Project of My Career 2 Years Later

Recently, I was put back on the very first project I ever worked on. It was a great opportunity to see just how much I’ve grown as a developer.

Project & Team Management

Why Asynchronous Standups Just Can’t Beat Synchronous Standups

Many organizations in the software world are moving to asynchronous standups. Here's why that's a bad idea, and why synchronous standups are essential.

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