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Personal Optimization • Oct 29, 2017

Why “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” Still Resonates

Covey's masterpiece felt like getting a lifetime’s worth of character lessons and pep talks. "7 Habits" is about how to be good at being a human being.

Developer Tools • Oct 28, 2017

Local HTTPS During Development with Docker

I found myself pushing code to a test server every time I wanted to run it, which worked, but was annoying. So I went in search of a solution.

Planning Your Project • Oct 27, 2017

Four Reasons Your Mobile App Needs a Web Back End

A web backend is essential to power many of the experiences that customers expect from a top-tier mobile application – syncing, support, etc.

TypeScript • Oct 26, 2017

A Simple, Functional Module Pattern for TypeScript

A pattern for defining abstractions in TypeScript in a functional way that works well with Webpack and Visual Studio Code.

Personal Optimization • Oct 25, 2017

How to Prepare for that Interaction You’re Dreading

What if you could enter the interaction feeling composed, or even happy? Wouldn’t your chances of having a good outcome be much better?

Web Apps • Oct 24, 2017

React + Reselect – Memoized Selectors for Efficient Rendering

The Reselect library for React is useful any time you have props being mutated in your component chain that should be memoized for rendering sake.

Developer Tools • Oct 23, 2017

Painless Shipping with GitHub Releases

Github's Releases feature makes managing multiple releases relatively easy. Here are a few reasons I love it and use it consistently.

Personal Optimization • Oct 22, 2017

The Benefits of Becoming an Early Riser

Atomic is flexible about when employees can start, but that's a slippery slope for me. So I’ve made it a goal to wake up at 6 and begin my workday at 7.

Developer Tools • Oct 21, 2017

There’s More Than One Way to Edit Text

I wanted to discover different ways to quickly edit my file, each faster than making all of the necessary changes manually. Here are a few I discovered.

Growing as Makers • Oct 20, 2017

A Practical Guide to Breaking into Software Development

A lot of people believe all Computer Science majors have been programming since they were 10. Not true. Here’s how this former musician became a developer.

DevOps & System Admin. • Oct 19, 2017

Avoiding Incomplete/Corrupted Files During Processing Operations

Processing incomplete or corrupted files can be avoided using strategies like monitoring filesystem events, and monitoring open file handles.

Growing as Makers • Oct 18, 2017

Using Core Consultant Skills to Climb the Learning Curve

When making custom software there's bound to complexity. Rely on these basic consulting best practices to make sense of new and complex information.