Jason Porritt on Atomic Spin

Ready to Disconnect on Vacation? 6 To-Dos Before Leaving the Office

Disconnecting from work can be difficult, even on vacation. Here are a few things I do before leaving to make it easier.

Ember.js

Client-side File Processing in Ember.js

Following is an example illustrating how we handled the file upload in our Ember.js app, and how we could make this work with a few other file formats.

Ember.js

Practical Abstraction in Ember.js

Ember provides powerful abstractions to amplify your expressive abilities. Computed properties, modules, and beyond. Here are a few examples.

Extracurricular Activities

Hackable Cars, for Enthusiasts… and Others

Our cars are hackable, and the possibilities range from merely inconvenient to downright dangerous.

Ruby Motion

Unit Testing with ReactiveCocoa and RubyMotion

ReactiveCocoa's paradigm has a big impact on how we test, what we test, and what tools we choose to build our tests. Here's how we're approaching it.

Ruby Motion

ReactiveCocoa & RubyMotion: The Setup

Prepare to use ReactiveCocoa to achieve reduced state and complexity in your RubyMotion iOS development project.

Ember.js

Dynamic Binding in Ember.js Using Observers

Creating bindings in Ember.js at run-time can be challenging. A pair of observers, instead of a direct binding, alleviated some of our problems.

Developer Tools

Why Mou Is My New Note-Taking App

Taking good notes is important, and Mou (a Mac OS app that makes it easy to write Markdown) makes a great note-taking tool.

UX/Design Tools

Compelling Storyboards: Learning from Comics

Scott McCloud's book, "Understanding Comics", is an inspiration for building impactful storyboards as part of our software creation process.

Ruby Motion

Using Nimbus with UITableViews in RubyMotion: An Example

Sometimes an example is the best documentation. This is an example of how to use Nimbus to help manage a UITableView and its cells.

Development Practices

Building the Right Acceptance Tests

Creating the right acceptance tests starts with choosing the right tools and asking the right questions.

Culture

Fighting Dogmatism with Fresh Perspectives

Don't forget why you work how you work — spend time with people who have a fresh perspective.

Jason Porritt

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