Evolving the Industry • Jul 30, 2020 A “Design Problem” Is Everyone’s Problem When we call something a "design problem," we're implying that visual design can fix the way the business or software system was "designed."
Functional Programming • Jul 29, 2020 Setting Up a Local Database for Integration Testing in F# with Dapper What I learned setting up a local database for integration testing. The code was in F#, and we chose Dapper, a lightweight ORM, for our database needs.
Project & Team Management • Jul 27, 2020 Never Average Story Points! Estimating work is a difficult process, and coming to consensus can be challenging. But just averaging everyone's points estimates isn't good enough.
News & Events • Jul 26, 2020 Atomic Welcomes its 2020 Ann Arbor Accelerator Cohort Three new makers joined Atomic Ann Arbor this summer as part of the Accelerator — a professional development program for newly-graduated developers.
.NET / WPF • Jul 25, 2020 ASP.NET Core 3.1 JWT Cookie Authentication How to force the ASP.NET Core JWT middleware to look for your authentication token in a cookie instead of the default request headers.
Growing as Makers • Jul 24, 2020 3 Steps to Building Credibility & Winning Your Client’s Trust The client needs to know that they are in good hands, with a team they can count on for solid, well-reasoned advice.
Personal Optimization • Jul 23, 2020 A Guide to Surviving Burnout, Part 3 – Learn to Avoid Burnout If you want to keep your burnout from coming right back, be intentional about resting, setting boundaries, asking for help, and being grateful.
.NET / WPF • Jul 22, 2020 Testing JSON Input/Output in Azure Functions Request Tests Improve request tests for an Azure Function by serializing/deserializing JSON using the same configuration that the framework would use in production.
Development Practices • Jul 21, 2020 6 Steps to Understanding a Large, Legacy Codebase Tackling a large, legacy codebase? You need to understand the overall picture first. Start with the 10,000-foot view, and slowly work your way down.
Project & Team Management • Jul 20, 2020 Staying Socially Connected in a Socially-Distanced Office As a manager, being remote from my team while social distancing is tough. But I’ve added two new practices that help fill the gap.
Personal Optimization • Jul 19, 2020 How I’m Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations When I start to feel off balance in a conversation, I try to pause and ask, "What is making me uncomfortable?" The answer is often very telling.
Personal Optimization • Jul 18, 2020 6 Things that Helped Me Adjust to Working from Home I've had a few months to perfect my work from home strategies. I wanted to share them to help you through your experience working at home as well.
