Jeanette Head on Atomic Spin

Deconstructing Single Page Applications at CodeMash

Taking a closer look at different frameworks is a good way to understand more about a framework that you already know, and what it is/isn't doing for you.

Evolving the Industry

Girls Like to Code (but Not All of them Know It)

Surprise! Girls and women who are exposed to technology enjoy it and succeed at it.

Culture

A Day in the Life of an Atom – Development

I don’t know if there’s anything as a “typical day,” but I’m going to walk you through a development-heavy day on my current project.

Web Apps

Marionette.js Behaviors, Part 2: Testing Behaviors

Behaviors offer an awesome abstraction, but they exist only as a mix-in in the context of a view, which offers some challenges when it comes to testing.

Developer Tools

5 Awesome Lesser-Known Chrome DevTools Features

Chrome DevTools supports inline HTML and CSS editing, JavaScript breakpoints, and more. These are some of my favorite lesser-know features of DevTools,

Project & Team Management

What Rambling in Meetings Says about Your Team

By watching ourselves and colleagues for rambling in meetings, we can find and address causes of uncertainty in our project and reduce risk.

Developer Tools

Cool and Easy HTML with Emmet

Emmet is a easy-to-use, lightweight tool that reduces frustration while writing HTML.

Development Practices

How to Avoid Stupid Programming Mistakes

I immediately took a step back and thought about how I’ve approached being stuck in the past and what I could do differently next time.

Web Apps

Rendering Nested Views in Backbone.js

Three ways to render nested child views in Backbone.js – redesigning the parent, reassigning the child view's element, and using Marionette.js.

Web Apps

Web Form Feedback with AngularJS

AngularJS lets you build responsive forms in HTML that let users know what they've changed and whether the information they've entered is valid.

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