Atomic Spin

Web Apps • Apr 06, 2017

Never Mix Promises and Callbacks in NodeJS

The moral of the story is, don’t call callbacks from inside promises in NodeJS. They will swallow your exceptions unexpectedly.

Development Practices • Apr 05, 2017

That’s Not Your Email Address

Four stories of misdirected email, and four lessons we can take from them for implementing email-based account systems.

DevOps & System Admin. • Apr 04, 2017

Don’t Forget to Kick the Tires – On Automatic Monitoring & Human Intervention

Monitoring systems can only be programmed for a finite set of situations. There will always be things overlooked and complexities not anticipated.

Developer Tools • Apr 03, 2017

Virtual Network Customization in VMware Fusion

How to customize VMware Fusion's virtual networks and create a virtualization setup to support just about any development task.

Web Apps • Mar 31, 2017

GraphQL + Apollo – Part 3: Building a Client

The Apollo client toolchains enable you to integrate with any GraphQL server. This post will explore building an Apollo client in React.

Web Apps • Mar 30, 2017

GraphQL + Apollo – Part 2: Building a Server

GraphQL Servers are a powerful tool that can be used in virtually any ecosystem. I've been really happy with the Apollo toolchain so far.

Web Apps • Mar 29, 2017

GraphQL + Apollo – Part 1: An Introduction

Understanding of GraphQL through the lens of Apollo, a set of JavaScript libraries and tools that allow for simple and extensible GraphQL clients & servers.

Managing Your Team • Mar 28, 2017

Six Pitfalls on the Road to Valuable Custom Software

The best way to get real value from your custom software investment is to take a flexible, collaborative approach and avoid these six pitfalls.

Web Apps • Mar 27, 2017

Timing Your Queries in Knex.js for Node.js

I developed a method of logging the queries executed by Knex.js and the execution times for each query. It can be applied to nearly any app that uses Knex.

Personal Optimization • Mar 26, 2017

Emotional Intelligence, Part 3 – Improving Your Relationship Management

Three concrete tips for improving your relationship management, thanks to the book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Drs. Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves.

Ruby • Mar 24, 2017

From Ruby to Crystal: A Quick Look

I'll definitely keep an eye on Crystal as it comes out of its beta phase. The syntax is familiar and easy to pick up and the performance is great.

Project & Team Management • Mar 23, 2017

Recent articles