Drew Colthorp on Atomic Spin

From Chatbots to Components: Teaching Developers to Think of LLMs as (Fuzzy) Functions

Apply your software engineering skills to LLM development. Learn to treat models as 'fuzzy functions' to build robust and testable AI systems

Growing as Makers

Working Ahead of the Curve: How Developers Become Consultants

Discover how developers can increase their impact by adopting a consultant mindset and turning small insights into project successes.

Project & Team Management

Beyond a Single Budget: Use Guardrails to Ensure Successful Outcomes in Complex Projects

Prevent budget overruns and protect critical features in complex Agile projects by segmenting resources into guardrails.

Artificial Intelligence

Leverage AI and Large Language Models for Next-Generation Knowledge Management

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing AI-supported knowledge management.

Planning Your Project

Use Legacy Lines of Code to Estimate Software Rewrites

You can use legacy lines of code as a proxy to estimate the complexity and scale of software rewrite projects.

Project & Team Management

From Understanding to Synthesis: A Consulting Blueprint

Over 15 years as a software developer and consultant, I've developed an approach I call Dialectical Consulting.

Project & Team Management

What the Concept of Priority Inversion Taught Me About Agile Project Management

Here, I'll explore the intriguing concept of priority inversion in Agile software development and strategies for navigating it effectively.

Project & Team Management

Technical Debt vs. Opportunity Cost: Striking the Balance in Software Development Projects

Discover how to strike the perfect balance between technical debt and opportunity cost in software development projects.

Project & Team Management

How to Find Your Role on a Software Development Team

Working with your team lead to craft a role leveraging your strengths and aligning with your interests can make your team more productive.

Growing as Makers

6 Developer Archetypes: Leverage Your Differences

We've recently begun to introduce "Developer Archetypes," a set of self-identified labels Atoms can use to radiate their strengths and interests.

Project & Team Management

Project Consulting Orientations: Navigating Change and Uncertainty

Project Consulting Orientation refers to how the team positions itself with respect to navigating the change and uncertainty inherent in the project.

Project & Team Management

The 10-Box Exercise: Where Estimate Rubber Hits the Calendar Road

The 10-box exercise is an agile planning tool that helps the team visualize the sprint schedule and account for how the actual calendar impacts delivery.

Drew Colthorp

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