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 […]

A Quick Guide to Building a Custom Docker Image for CI

Most of today’s popular CI services support running jobs in arbitrary Docker containers. In this post, I’ll describe why Docker is such a great fit for CI and how it can be made even better with custom images.

Six More JetBrains Shortcuts & How to Combine Them for a Better Workflow

Two years ago, a coworker wrote a Spin post on Seven JetBrains shortcuts. Once you get used to using them and combining them, they significantly improve workflow. So here are a few more I find useful, plus how you can use them together. More JetBrains Shortcuts Duplicate with ⌘D ⌘D is useful when you have […]

Developer Task Automation – It’s Easier Than You Think

You have a lot of things to think about when building the next great app. Remembering the command line arguments for your build system shouldn’t be one of them. Large IDEs make this easy. You can stuff all of your build automation behind one big ▶️ play button. That’s great for traditional iOS or Android […]

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