Atomic Spin

TypeScript • Apr 20, 2017

Typesafe Container Components with React-Redux’s Connect and TypeScript

When using the connect function, you may find that you are permitted to pass invalid props or omit required props to components.

Developer Tools • Apr 19, 2017

How to Programmatically Remove a Cell From a Static UITableView

It is possible to remove a static cell at runtime from a UITableView. Using functions from the UITableViewDataSource to override the static table view.

Project & Team Management • Apr 18, 2017

How to Talk about Risk in Software Development

If you describe a risk as a future problem, with impact and cause, it helps inform pre-emptive tactics and helps to avoid a "sky is falling" scenario.

Functional Programming • Apr 17, 2017

Using Decorators to Declaratively Extend Functions

What's really going on behind the scenes is composition, which means decorators are also great for cleaning up some functional programming boilerplate.

Atomic Accelerator • Apr 16, 2017

Cell Zero goes to Ember Conf 2017

Cell Zero (of Atomic Object's Accelerator program) took a trip to Ember Conf 2017, learned a lot, and had a great time.

Developer Tools • Apr 15, 2017

KPI Monitoring with Fabric.io

The Fabric.io tool suite consists of a number of different kits that you can install to monitor different aspects of your application.

Web Apps • Apr 14, 2017

Get Your Props Straight in React Redux

A React Redux example to help you understand how to balance inheriting props from parent components and getting props from state.

Personal Optimization • Apr 13, 2017

10 Tips for Creating a Job-Winning Design Portfolio

Curating your design portfolio might sound like a daunting task, but it’s creating a great meal. You need the right balance of the right ingredients.

Project & Team Management • Apr 12, 2017

Six Ways to Tame Your IoT Project

Building an IoT product can be overwhelmingly complex. Here are six things that can help tame the chaos of an Internet of Things project.

TypeScript • Apr 11, 2017

Representing Function Properties in TypeScript

TypeScript's type system is very powerful—it can represent a lot of JavaScript constructs as a result. Here's how to type a function with an extra property.

Development Practices • Apr 10, 2017

How I Learned to Love (or at Least Like) Pair Programming

I found pair programming surprisingly difficult at first. Here are 5 things I learned that made it much easier, until eventually, it was... well, fun.

Developer Tools • Apr 07, 2017

Code Like a Craftsman with a Vim Clutch

Configuring a foot pedal is incredibly easy. Mine came with a simple driver app that took no more than a couple of minutes to install and configure.