Casey Falkowski on Atomic Spin

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.

Rust

How to Use Rust Modules Across Different Files

Rust's module system can be tricky to figure out at first. Here's a quick overview that will hopefully make this system easier to understand and work with.

Growing as Makers

3 Hackathon Habits Developers Should Bring to Their Professional Work

There are habits and techniques developers use during a hackathon that they should bring into their professional work more often.

Rust

Explaining How Memory Management in Rust Works by Comparing with JavaScript

Once you get the hang of Rust’s system of ownership and memory management, you’ll find that your code will be freer of mystery memory errors.

Desktop Apps

How to Handle Multiple Windows in an Electron App

Electron allows you to create desktop apps using Node.js. These apps usually have a single window, but here's how to support multiple windows in Electron.

TypeScript

3 Useful TypeScript Patterns to Keep in Your Back Pocket

TypeScript at its most basic adds plenty of safety to your code, but here are some useful TypeScript patterns to help you solve extra-difficult problems.

Development Practices

3 Tips for Handing Off a Large Project

Ensuring a new team can easily start doing effective work after you've handed off a project to them is important. Here are some ideas on how to do that.

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