Atomic Spin

Platforms & Languages • May 06, 2021

Running NodeJS Scripts in AWS Fargate

Sometimes NodeJS scripts take minutes or hours, to run. I’ve been using AWS Fargate to run these longer running NodeJS scripts in the cloud.

React Native • May 05, 2021

Add Support for Split View and Slide Over to Your React Native App

If you’ve been trying to figure out why you can’t get your React Native app to work in Split View and Slide Over on iPad, here’s the solution.

Developer Tools • May 04, 2021

How to Parse and Annotate PDFs in Node

Many libraries make it easy to draw on and annotate PDFs. Here are several tools that were useful for me in modifying PDFs.

Project & Team Management • May 03, 2021

Developing a Better Understanding of Agile Teamwork

What is most special about the agile approach is how it frees a team to work how they think they should based on challenges they see on the ground.

Personal Optimization • May 02, 2021

4 Great Productivity Tools for macOS

It's important that I have all the tools I need to stay productive and organized. Here, I'll share the top productivity tools I use every day for macOS.

Project & Team Management • May 01, 2021

The Project Postcard: Creating a Report Stakeholders Will Actually Read

The postcard is a quick way to inform clients of work completed in the sprint and a snapshot of value delivered by the team. Simplicity is key.

Development Practices • Apr 30, 2021

Better Documentation Through Low-Fidelity Diagrams

Low-fidelity diagrams generate more accurately documented systems than complex master diagrams. Here's how I use them on software projects.

Extracurricular Activities • Apr 29, 2021

How to Run Heimdall via LinuxServer.io’s Docker Image

Browser bookmarks are fine, but Heimdall provides a little extra layering on top. This post is about how I set it up using LinuxServer.io's image.

DevOps & System Admin. • Apr 28, 2021

Building a Full-Stack AWS Serverless Architecture, Part 2: Backend Services

This is the second of a two-part series on considerations for building full-stack serverless mobile or web applications on AWS.

DevOps & System Admin. • Apr 27, 2021

Building a Full-Stack AWS Serverless Architecture, Part 1: Frontend Services

This is the first of a two-part series on considerations for architecting full-stack serverless mobile or web applications on AWS.

TypeScript • Apr 26, 2021

Modeling Permissions as Types in Typescript

TypeScript makes it easy to eliminate potential sources of error. We’ve been using some simple techniques to do this with permissions checking.

Project & Team Management • Apr 25, 2021

Making Remote Workshops Suck Less

Our teams found ways to host productive project kickoffs even while everyone is physically separate. In this post I share tips for what has worked for us.