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Functional Programming • Apr 26, 2017

Pure Computed Properties in Ember

A computed property is basically a cached function call. If Ember idioms are properly followed, computed properties are pure functions.

UX/Design Tools • Apr 25, 2017

Creating a Dynamic Catalog with InDesign Templates & XML Data

Step by step instructions for using an XML set of data to populate a catalog or print layout with Indesign, to help you keep a consistent visual style.

DevOps & System Admin. • Apr 24, 2017

Livestream: “The Art & Craft of Secrets: Using the Cryptographic Toolbox”

This talk will review what the crypto tools are and how they fit together with our frameworks to provide trust and privacy for our applications.

TypeScript • Apr 24, 2017

Modular, Type-safe Metadata with TypeScript

You can do some pretty powerful things with the tools TypeScript provides. Reflect on your TypeScript types to drive runtime behavior in a type-safe way.

Developer Tools • Apr 23, 2017

Four Steps To Maintaining a Clean Git History

A clean Git history is easy to understand and tells a story about the project. It's evident when features were added and how they were implemented.

Communities • Apr 22, 2017

Early Inspiration at Science Olympiad 2017

School curricula have a ways to go to integrate higher-level STEM, and Science Olympiad is an excellent way to help kids get on the right path early.

Development Practices • Apr 21, 2017

Don’t Discount Problems You Haven’t Had Yet

If your last project didn't need any insurance, be happy odds fell in your favor. And keep using spikes, automation, etc. to keep your premiums paid up.

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.