Kendra Haan on Atomic Spin

The Software Life

Stay Engaged with Your Software Project Even When the Sun’s Out

Here are a few strategies that enhance engagement, keep me learning and growing as a developer, even during the summer slump.

Developer Tools

Smart tools cut out the noise. They eliminate those tiny moments of friction that interrupt your flow and your focus.

Project & Team Management

If you ever feel like you are getting bogged down in the Swamp of Sadness on a development project, here are a few tips.

C & C++

I like to stay sharp and expand my skills with hobby projects, so I’ve been playing with a new microcontroller, the ESP8266 ESP-12E.

To facilitate learning C#, I created a Typescript to C# cheatsheet to help map commonly-used TypeScript concepts to their C# counterparts.

Growing as Makers

When building software, we are constantly faced with decisions and trade-offs. Don't let perfectionism stand in your way.

Prisma

On a recent project, we chose to migrate data from an existing Amazon Neptune graph database to an Amazon RDS PostgreSQL relational database.

Prisma

In my current project, we use two popular ORMs, TypeORM and Prisma. Each one has advantages and disadvantages. But which is right for you?

AWS

Feature flags are essential parts of continuous delivery. Here is why my software development team chose AWS AppConfig to meet our needs.

Extracurricular Activities

Making your own MIDI controller is a great beginner project, while also providing opportunity for future expansion.

Developer Tools

Storybook has benefits for teams working on front-end components. Make the most of these benefits by adding interaction tests for components.