Jason Porritt on Atomic Spin

Questions to Help Your Software Team Create Clarity, Reduce Stress

When you're lacking direction, asking the right questions can help you create clarity, reduce stress, and take productive action.

Development

Returning to First Principles: Disciplined Problem Solving

First principles thinking offers a disciplined approach to problem-solving. Let's review when to reach for this tool and how to approach it.

Developer Tools

Use Boundaries to Make Your Project Fit Your Team Size

Tools like microservices, micro frontends, and monorepos offer control of software team size and structure. Here's how we use them.

Development Practices

5 Testing Tips for Software Platform Development

Software platform development deserves special strategies. Here are 5 tips to help teams succeed in design, testing, and quality assurance.

Growing as Makers

Answering the Question, “What’s Your Professional Opinion?”

Do you freeze when someone asks for your "professional opinion?" With a little preparation, you can form and share a strong, valuable professional opinion.

AWS

AWS Lambda: Trap or Treasure for API Backends?

Is it a good idea to use AWS Lambda as the compute behind an API? Or do the vast array of Lambda-based API examples lay a scaling trap for developers?

TypeScript

TypeScript Types for Federated Modules and Microfrontends

Microfrontends aren’t the only thing you can use module federation for, but it’s certainly where a majority of the interest seems to be right now.

Developer Tools

Create Easy GraphQL API Documentation with SpectaQL and GitLab Pages

Easily generate a GraphQL API documentation site based on your annotated GraphQL Schema using GraphQL docstrings, SpectaQL, and GitLab Pages.

AWS

Speed Up Your Local Development Cycle with the AWS AppSync Simulator

The AWS AppSync simulator can speed up your local development cycle. I'll explain how my team set it up and a few rough edges to watch out for.

Effective communication

Client Team Feedback: Part 2 – How

Is your client asking for feedback on their team? Part 2: Let's set some goals to make the conversation productive and positive.

Effective communication

Client Team Feedback: Part 1 – Who, What, Why

Is your client asking for feedback on their team? With some context and preparation, these conversations can be productive and positive.

Effective communication

I Don’t Want Your Brain Dump

Organizing your thoughts matters — don't brain dump! Know when, why, and how to synthesize information into something useful to your audience.

Jason Porritt

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