Atomic Spin

Extracurricular Activities • Dec 15, 2020

Get in the Holiday Spirit with Custom LEDs

How I turned the random electronics in my desk drawer into a customizable LED Christmas light display.

Platforms & Languages • Dec 14, 2020

Improve Performance Using SQL Functions in Postgres

Here two ways to use functions in Postgres to improve the performance of your application — applying predicates and computing derivative values.

Personal Optimization • Dec 13, 2020

A Verbal Processor’s Guide to Working from Home

I think best when I'm talking through ideas with someone else – a big challenge when working from home. Here are three ways this verbal processor is weathering the pandemic.

Evolving the Industry • Dec 12, 2020

Blockchain & Ethereum: Welcome to the Decentralized Internet

Bitcoin showed us the first use-case of blockchain technology; Ethereum will show us many more. It's a marketplace of financial services, games, and apps that can't steal your data

Developer Tools • Dec 11, 2020

Design Lessons from the Azure Portal

Thoughts on what makes a developer tool like the Azure Portal easy to use and what can make it extremely frustrating.

Evolving the Industry • Dec 10, 2020

Microaggressions: Not a Tiny Issue

An introduction to microaggressions, why they’re important to consider, and how to recognize them in the workplace.

Developer Tools • Dec 09, 2020

Azure Functions Request Tests

Conclusion of a 4-part series on how to write an end-to-end test for an Azure Functions API in C#, within the unit testing framework.

Development Practices • Dec 08, 2020

3 Practical Steps for Fixing Software Bugs

We often find ourselves having to fix a bug we unknowingly introduced. Here's a process for diagnosing and resolving these issues quickly.

React / Redux • Dec 07, 2020

How to Create Your Own React Carousel

Implementing your own carousel in React is not hard, and it can save you from adding more dependencies. There are some recent browser features that can help too.

Personal Optimization • Dec 06, 2020

3 Ways to Get Away from Your Computer When Working Remotely

I’ve found some ways to continue to work and be productive without having to sit in front of the computer the entire day.

Extracurricular Activities • Dec 05, 2020

What I Learned Running a Remote Programming Competition in 2020

Because of COVID-19, our annual in-office programming competition just wasn't an option this year, so we ran it remotely instead.

Designing for Users • Dec 04, 2020

Getting to the Right Amount of Design

As a product matures, the likelihood of building the wrong product should decrease, and the product's polish, interactiveness, and depth of features can increase.