Jason Porritt on Atomic Spin

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

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

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

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

Effective communication

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

TypeScript

Make type relationships explicit in your TypeScript code by deriving types and get more value out of the type system when refactoring.

Development Practices

You can be prepared for system and team growth with preparation and a smart application of boundaries in your software project.

DevOps & System Admin.

Terraform works most of the time, but sometimes it goes wrong. Here are a few situations we've seen in our AWS deployment and how we made it through.

Platforms & Languages

Here two ways to use functions in Postgres to improve the performance of your application — applying predicates and computing derivative values.

Project & Team Management

Short of actually breaking up a large team, what can you do to incorporate things you love about small teams and reinvigorate your team members?

Project & Team Management

Our process for making technical decisions was broken, especially with an all-remote team. A simple RFC process improved participation and results.

UX/Design Practices

Here are several ways you can adjust your diverse set of mental models to create a more cohesive conceptual model for your software system.