Jonathan Chaffer on Atomic Spin

Why Developers and Managers Should Co-Own the Backlog

In the most successful projects, the backlog is co-owned by developers and managers. Learn why this approach to backlog management works.

React / Redux

Build a Lightweight Collapse Component in React

Creating a collapse component with an "auto" content height can be tricky. This post shows how you can build a working one in React.

Development Practices

Keep Your Documentation Up to Date with a Checklist

I've recently utilized a Documentation Checklist to help keep my software documentation up-to-date while saving time and effort.

Development Practices

5 Types of Software Documentation & Tips to Manage Each

Today, I'll cover five different types of documentation in software development, with tips on how to use them as effectively as possible.

Extracurricular Activities

Automate Your Daily Routine with Shortcuts

Software developers love building automations. Thanks to Apple’s Shortcuts app, you can build them yourself with little to no coding experience.

Developer Tools

Git Merge vs. Rebase: Which to Use and When

Let's weigh the pros and cons of two popular branch synchronization strategies, Git merge or rebase, and help inform your decision to use one or the other.

Extracurricular Activities

Build an Apple Music to Spotify Converter for Raycast

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build a Raycast extension that generates a sharable Spotify link based on the currently playing Apple Music track.

Extracurricular Activities

Generative Art: Dive Deeper With Recursion

Learn how to use recursion to create infinitely complex and beautiful pieces of generative art with just a few lines of code.

Personal Optimization

Power Editing: Keep Your Hands on the Keyboard

Here are four tips, from keyboard shortcuts to command palettes, that will keep your hands on the keyboard and make you a power editor.

Python

Learn How to Make Generative Art: From Zero to random()

Generative art is a unique intersection of computer science and visual art. In this post, you'll learn how to get started in just a few minutes.

Developer Tools

GitHub Copilot: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

GitHub's new AI-powered pair programmer, GitHub Copilot, provides some time-saving use cases, unfortunate flaws, and interesting implications.

Jonathan Chaffer

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