Atomic Spin

React / Redux • Apr 15, 2020

A Data Provider Pattern Using React Contexts

An example showing a component that uses a React Context to provide data loaded from an API to other components on the page.

Extracurricular Activities • Apr 14, 2020

How to Keep Home Stuff off Your Work VPN while Social Distancing

Free up your VPN’s capacity for important business traffic and keep video calls lag-free by setting up a selective VPN that only handles work-related traffic.

Web Apps • Apr 13, 2020

Scrollable Grid with Just-in-Time Data Loading – Part 2: Storing and Restoring Scroll Position with React Window

To restore the user to their previous scroll location, create a bit of state storing the user's most recent scroll location, then navigate the user to their most recent scroll loca

Personal Optimization • Apr 12, 2020

The Wisdom of Asking, “What Did I Expect?”

Taking a step back and mindfully approaching the situation you're in can help shift your attitude from blame to understanding, and maybe even excitement.

Personal Optimization • Apr 11, 2020

You Need a Computer Backup Strategy; Here’s Mine

The confidence you get from a reliable backup solution is worth the time you put into it — especially if you can set it and (mostly) forget it.

Project & Team Management • Apr 10, 2020

The Importance of Bidirectional Trust in the Workplace

The first lesson that I learned as a manager is that trust is crucial, and it must be bidirectional.

Business Practices • Apr 09, 2020

Creating an Equitable, Respectful, Values-Based Hiring Process

When I started out with the project of restructuring our hiring process for software developers, I laid out four goals for the end result.

React / Redux • Apr 08, 2020

React Contexts are Dynamic Scope

In order to better understand Contexts in React, it can help to compare them to dynamic scoping.

UX/Design Practices • Apr 07, 2020

Mobile Design for iOS 13 – Skeuomorphic Components & Dark Mode

What I learned updating an existing iOS application to reflect changes that came from the latest iOS update: skeuomorphic components and iOS dark mode.

Development Practices • Apr 06, 2020

A Foundation Code Heuristic – If Not Now, When?

Deciding to build foundation code "when you need it" isn't very concrete. When you move from iterating to incrementing, that's the time to invest.

Growing as Makers • Apr 05, 2020

Not a Normal Developer? Find & Develop Your Strengths

Knowing all the tools isn't the only thing that makes a good developer. Sometimes, the best tools are the ones that we already have.

UX/Design Practices • Apr 04, 2020

Smoothing the Design Handoff with a Component Library

A well planned component library can go a long way in improving the handoff of designs from software designers to developers.