Connecting the Intellij IDEA Debugger to a Maven Execution

Recently, I worked on a Maven project that relied on a proprietary pipeline framework to execute the code we were writing. Because of the obfuscation of this proprietary code, my teammates and I wanted to be able to debug our own code from our IntelliJ IDE. However, we were not using the build functionality offered […]

Using Discord to Drop (& Erect) Communication Barriers When WFH

I recently asked Atomic’s #working-remote Slack channel if anyone had a good solution for a problem I keep running into while working from home: I feel it’s a testament to a healthy working culture that I received no fewer than three different responses trying to reassure me that it was okay to turn off my […]

Tools for Tedious Tasks in Visual Studio Code

Every so often, there are projects and tasks that you dread — not because of their complexity, but because of their tediousness. An hour spent typing out sequences of data goes by much slower than an hour spent solving a difficult problem. Fortunately, there are tools that can help reduce or avoid the repetition of […]

CircleCI vs. Azure Pipelines: A Comparative Analysis

I’ve recently had the unique opportunity to work with both CircleCI and Azure Pipelines at the same time on one project. In this post, I’ll compare and contrast my experiences using these two tools. If you’re trying to decide between the two, I hope you can benefit from my experience. Context & Caveats You should […]

Take Control of Your Multi-Browser Life with Choosy

Last time, I showed you how to use a proxy to send some (but not all) of your traffic over a VPN that lacks built-in traffic controls. I’ve been running that setup for a few months now, and it’s been especially powerful during this season of working from home. After writing that guide, I found […]

Why Multiple SSH Keys Don’t Work with Git, and How to Make Them

Good security hygiene includes keeping your credentials separate. You should have separate identities for work and personal tasks. Unfortunately, that’s not so easy with SSH and Git. If you generate multiple SSH keys and try to clone a GitHub repository, you may find that you don’t have access — even though you have the correct […]

3 Development Tools You Need from Day One

When I started pairing with other Atoms, I was overwhelmed by the number of tools they used to make their work more efficient. These ranged from the masterful art of Vim to fancy task managers. I’ve tried a lot of these tools and found that some are more relevant to specific teams/people/experience levels than others. […]

Supercharge Your Caps Lock: Remapping with Karabiner Elements

Lately, I’ve been trying to learn and use Vim keybindings whenever possible. I don’t have any hard stats to prove that my productivity has increased, but I feel like I spend less time bumbling around editors and more time putting the cursor where I want it. Vim is a great tool in my professional tool belt. […]

Three Git Configurations that Should Be the Default

Recently, I started to customize my Git configuration to fit my workflow. I’ve found a few configurations that should be the default for anyone who installs Git: git config --global pull.rebase true git config --global fetch.prune true git config --global diff.colorMoved zebra I’ve had these in place for the past few months, and I’d encourage […]

Three Great Features of the Insomnia REST Client

A while ago, I started using the Insomnia REST Client for exploratory API testing. I was initially drawn in by its clean UI and ease of use. I keep using it thanks to three features that allow my team to be more productive when messing around with new APIs. Exportable Workspaces One great feature of […]

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