Matt Fletcher on Atomic Spin

Need to Understand Some Legacy Code? Start with a Test!

Debugging legacy application is never easy, but you can make understanding it less of a chore by adding a unit test. Includes rationale and examples.

Development Practices

Need to Debug a Legacy App? Throw an Exception

Make debugging a legacy app less of a chore by throwing an exception–it's cheap, quick, and easy.

News & Events

Three Great Talks at Next Month’s GLSEC 2016

GLSEC will have fifteen talks this year, spread across three rooms. I won’t be able to attend all of them, and here are three I’d be especially bummed miss.

Personal Optimization

I Wish I’d Met You Ten Years Ago, TextExpander

TextExpander has saved me from countless hours of typing, and the errors that come along with manual typing.

UX/Design Techniques

Asking “Why” in Design – A Cautionary Tale & Six Resources

Though great designers employ a myriad of tools to solve problems, perhaps the most powerful tool is effective use of the question "why?"

Personal Optimization

Frustrations with iOS Workflow

iOS's Workflow tool is both amazingly powerful and amazingly frustrating. I’m still not sure how it can automate the day-to-day things I grapple with.

Extracurricular Activities

Script Away Your Annoyances – Glueing Evernote and Omnifocus via JavaScript

How I used a JavaScript program to ease my morning OmniFocus and Evernote routine.

Personal Optimization

Thirty Days of Gratitude – An Experiment

During September 2015 I wrote a thank you note to a different person each day. Here I discuss what it is like to express gratitude for thirty days straight.

Personal Optimization