Gage Vander Clay on Atomic Spin

Make Your iPhone Dumb on Demand with Shortcuts

Balancing the convenience smartphones provide with the desire to disconnect can be challenging. That's when I remembered iOS Shortcuts exist!

Development

The Value of Being an Intentionally Dogmatic Software Developer

Falling into the trap of dogmatism is common in software development, but being intentionally dogmatic can be a boon for anyone's career.

Realm

Improve Realm Migrations with Rails-like Patterns

Discover how our custom Rails-inspired migration pattern improved the way my team manages database schema changes in Realm.

Development Practices

Improve Your Codebase Incrementally with Team Refactoring Goals

Sometimes, the team isn't all on the same page. On a recent project, we implemented a strategy to alleviate this: team refactoring goals.

React Native

Create a Hand-Drawing Component Using React Native Skia

While searching for the ideal library, I came across React Native Skia — a high-performance 2D graphics library.

Growing as Makers

How I Get The Most Out of a Software Conference

Attending conferences is a great way to stay up to date on trends in the industry. Here's how I get the most out of a software conference.

JavaScript

How to Optimize Common JavaScript Array Patterns

Let's go over a few examples of common operations performed on JavaScript array patterns and how we can make them blazingly fast.

Project & Team Management

3 Practices I Use to Create a Comfortable Environment for Junior Developers

I've found that when I can make junior developers feel comfortable, they're more likley to ask questions, speak up, and point out mistakes.

TypeScript

Validate All the Things with Zod

If you want peace of mind for all of your data, I highly recommend integrating Zod (or another schema validation library) into your project.

Growing as Makers

How and Why I’m Improving My Developer Vocabulary

Since I've started actively trying to improve my developer vocabulary, I've seen benefits that extend beyond mentoring other developers.

Personal Optimization

Lessons Learned from My First Working Vacation

With the rise of remote work, the possibility of a working vacation became an appealing option for seeing the world while still preserving paid time off.

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