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Development Practices • Jan 06, 2020

Five Tasks that Help Keep WIP Down

Minimizing Work in Progress (WIP) is essential to the Agile development process. Here are 5 ways that you can work to keep WIP down on your project.

Personal Optimization • Jan 05, 2020

Avoid Four Leadership Pitfalls with Amy Jen Su’s ‘The Leader You Want To Be’

Amy Jen Su’s book "The Leader You Want To Be" frames up a problem that many leaders face: am I calm and collected or frazzled and distracted?

UX/Design Techniques • Jan 04, 2020

Four Sources of Creative Inspiration for a New Design

Here are a few of the activities, questions, and thought experiments I try when I'm starting a new design and looking for creative inspiration.

Personal Optimization • Jan 03, 2020

My First Experience Working from Home

I've always wanted to work from home. When I injured myself this summer, I got to experience the highs and lows of working from home firsthand.

Ember.js • Jan 02, 2020

When to Use Ember get() – A Guide

It's not always clear when to use Ember get() vs. when to use ES5 getters in your Ember application. Here are the rules I follow to make the decision easy.

Personal Optimization • Dec 31, 2019

Five Ways to Show Appreciation to Your Coworkers

Want to strengthen your team and make your workplace a happier, more positive place? Be intentional about showing appreciation to those around you.

Functional Programming • Dec 30, 2019

Thinking Declaratively in an Imperative World

How can you take advantage of functional programming if you're not using a strictly functional language or toolset? Think declaratively, not imperatively.

Personal Optimization • Dec 29, 2019

Atomic Mom: A Snapshot of New Motherhood at Atomic

While there are countless articles about parenting, many glaze over what life is like during pregnancy and after birth as a full-time working mom.

Culture • Dec 28, 2019

Who is the Modal Atom?

The mode of a population is interesting because it represents real people in a population. So who is the modal Atom? What are they like?

Project & Team Management • Dec 27, 2019

How I’m Improving Predictability with Pivotal Tracker’s ‘Team Strength’

Planing around vacations, sick days, maternity leave, conferences, etc.? Pivotal Tracker's "Team Strength" feature may be exactly what you're looking for.

Development Practices • Dec 26, 2019

How to Contribute to UX Design as a Tech Lead

Software development creates abilities that make you very valuable when critiquing user experience design. Don't be afraid to share your perspective.

DevOps & System Admin. • Dec 23, 2019

Updating AWS Lambda Function Code when Local Files Change

How to use "make" to update AWS Lambda layer and AWS Lambda function configuration and code whenever local files change.