Atomic Spin

Extracurricular Activities • Oct 20, 2018

Running QBASIC in a Browser – My Nostalgic Trip Back to the 1990s

Using a v86, x86 emulator to get QBASIC up and running in a browser and recreate the programming experience from my childhood.

Evolving the Industry • Oct 19, 2018

Evolving Education Practices in Soft Skills

There is so much competition and challenge in today's workplace. Careers will require expertise in communication, empathy, and kindness at any organization.

Managing Your Team • Oct 18, 2018

How to Get the Most from Your Delivery Lead at Atomic

Having a Delivery Lead can make your life easier. They're someone who can answer questions about the project, Scrum process, project extensions, etc.

Platforms & Languages • Oct 17, 2018

Level up your PostgreSQL Skill with Lateral Joins

Referencing calculated columns in Postgres can be quite tricky. But lateral joins are a convenient way to reuse calculations within a query.

Planning Your Project • Oct 16, 2018

Why Your App/System Rewrite Will Probably Be Bigger Than You Think

Users will lose trust in a rewritten system if they cannot do everything they expected to do. This is especially true for internal systems.

iOS / OS X • Oct 15, 2018

Handling Dynamic Type Changes in a Static UITableView

Static UITableViews show a blank cell when adjusting for Dynamic Type. In this blog post I will show you how you can fix the problem.

UX/Design Tools • Oct 14, 2018

The Many Pros of Using Zeplin for Design Collaboration

Using Zeplin as a central location to house design artifacts will improve your team’s communication and increase efficiency.

Growing as Makers • Oct 13, 2018

Making the Most Out of Job Shadowing

When arranging a job shadow, be direct, have specific goals in mind, and set expectations early so both parties know what will be happening.

Extracurricular Activities • Oct 12, 2018

7 Reasons Game Development Is the Perfect Side Hobby for Software Developers

Programmers come in to game development with the knowledge that most aspiring game makers lack: how to write good code and create effective software.

Python • Oct 11, 2018

Refactoring a Flask App with Blueprints

Using flask’s blueprints, we were able to break apart the app into logical segments and gain familiarity with the codebase.

Developer Tools • Oct 10, 2018

My Git Branching Strategy – Graph Gardening

Reduce merge conflicts & improve collaboration with a minimal git branching approach – 4 pragmatic git strategies to help you spend more time writing code.

Project & Team Management • Oct 09, 2018

Three Things to Remember when Ramping in New Team Members

When bringing new teammates into a software project, you have to strike a balance between moving quickly and not overwhelming them.