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Web Apps • Feb 26, 2020

Using Developer Authenticated Identities with Cognito Identity Pools In TypeScript

Cognito identity pools can give users limited access to your AWS backend with Developer Authenticated Identities. Here's how to set it up with TypeScript.

Developer Tools • Feb 25, 2020

Holding a Key Down with W3C WebdriverIO

Holding down a modifier key in WebdriverIO using the W3C protocol with Chrome does not work as documented. This post provides a workaround.

Web Apps • Feb 24, 2020

Making an Angular Directive to Toggle Password Visibility

Here's a short step-by-step for making an Angular directive to toggle the masking of an input element.

Personal Optimization • Feb 23, 2020

Bringing Gratitude into our Level 10 Meetings

We are almost a year into doing this simple, small thing, and I believe it's had a positive impact on our teams. It's certainly affected us as leaders.

Evolving the Industry • Feb 22, 2020

Kick out the JAMstack: A Reading List for Beginners

If you're unfamiliar with the phrase "JAMstack" or are trying to wrap your head around it, here's my list of reading materials to get you started.

Growing as Makers • Feb 21, 2020

Setting Up a Work Study Group for AWS Certification

Why and how did we study for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam as a group? How did it work out, and what might we do differently next time?

Project & Team Management • Feb 20, 2020

My Five New Backlog Management Habits for 2020

When a team works on a small, manageable backlog, they feel more accomplishment and progress. So keep your backlog light and up-to-date!

Web Apps • Feb 19, 2020

Scrollable Grid with Just-in-Time Data Loading – Part 1: Using React Window

React-window's infinite loader provides a loader to fetch data in batches, and react-window supplies UI components that render a windowed chunk of rows.

Development Practices • Feb 18, 2020

Don’t Repeat Yourself, but Sometimes Repeat Yourself

Repetition in itself is not the enemy that the DRY principle makes it out to be. Removing false duplication can create more problems than it solves.

Project & Team Management • Feb 17, 2020

Dissent Is Inevitable. How Can we Make it Constructive?

Disagreement and challenge can lead to more robust performance and team unity. Leaders should expect this and be able to respond to it appropriately.

Developer Tools • Feb 16, 2020

Visualizing Data with Vega-Lite

Have you ever wanted to chart data without coercing it into a spreadsheet? Or interact with multiple visualizations at once? Try Vega-Lite.

The Software Life • Feb 15, 2020

Atomic Welcomes a Delivery Lead, Marketing Specialist & Developer

This Fall, Atomic gained a Delivery Lead, Marketing Specialist, and Developer. They share what it's like to work at Atomic.