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“I Ain’t Afraid of No Code” – Learning To Be Fearless as a Developer

The only right way to approach new challenges — including new languages and technologies — is with gusto. Don't let fear stifle your creativity.

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Script Away Your Annoyances – Testing a Data Import Process

Let's create a script to automate the testing of a slow, ugly, and brittle data import process into Fedora Commons.

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Pair Programming Is Built on Crucial Conversations

If the book Extreme Programming Explained is "how we roll," then the book Crucial Conversations is, "why we can" at Atomic.

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Your Tests Are Your Conscience

Writing tests exposes the "pain points" in code. Without having to face those "pain points," it's all to easy to ignore code smells and press on.

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Tricky Code: Taking Steps to Reduce Brittleness

Avoid "tricky code" whenever possible. If you must, test against changes.

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Simply Writing Tests Is Not Test Driven Development

Test-driven development is ensuring that your software is functioning and making sure the software’s internals are well designed, reusable and decoupled.

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A Case for Learning J

Observations on dynamism, compositionality, regularity, and concision in J.

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Pragmatic Pairing

At Atomic, we pair pragmatically—not dogmatically. While all work could benefit from having another set of eyes, not all work needs that constant attention.

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Building the Right Acceptance Tests

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

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AJAX Interactions Need Activity Indicators

Using simple ways to show users that activity is occurring can improve the experience they have. Here are a few ways to handle the activity indicators.

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Two for the Road: In Praise of Pair Programming

Good pairing is like driving with a friend in the high-occupancy lane – faster, more efficient, and a whole lot more fun.

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Embedded Developers Aren’t Special

We can make embedded software better if we take testing more seriously, avoid optimization until it's necessary, write more abstract code, and stop believing we're special.

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