Atomic Spin

UX/Design Tools • Aug 02, 2017

Using Nested Symbols in Sketch to Build Powerful, Customizable, Enterprise UI Mock-ups – Part 2: Buttons and Table Elements

Creating buttons and table elements you can quickly customize on the fly for an Enterprise UI, using Sketch's Nested Symbols.

UX/Design Tools • Aug 01, 2017

Using Nested Symbols in Sketch to Build Powerful, Customizable, Enterprise UI Mock-ups – Part 1: Getting Started

Organization and best practices for using Nested Symbols in Sketch to create symbol libraries for a powerful, flexible Enterprise UI.

Development Practices • Jul 31, 2017

An Immutable Asynchronous State Holder in C#

In several projects that I have worked on over the last few years, we instituted a StateHolder class that eases the burden of managing state.

Personal Optimization • Jul 30, 2017

Losing Focus? Recharge by Giving Your Brain a Break

The brain is built to detect and respond to change, and the absence of change is what causes our focus, and resultant performance, to degrade.

Development Practices • Jul 29, 2017

Code Reviews as a Tool to Boost Productivity

Code reviews are a great long-term investment. They build shared knowledge, increase consistency, and make teams far more productive.

iOS / OS X • Jul 28, 2017

Swift Tool Belt, Part 2: Extending Date

Simple operations to add/remove time to a date can be several lines long. Many of my extensions help with the readability of the class.

Web Apps • Jul 27, 2017

Multiple HTTP Requests for an AngularJS + Google Sheets Prototype

Because of the way I was completing the HTTP request of the initial Google Sheet data, the HTTP request was asynchronous.

Developer Tools • Jul 26, 2017

Testing Email Workflows Using Disposable Email Addresses

How can you test that your code triggers the message to be sent AND that the message gets delivered to a real mailbox? With a disposable email service.

Project & Team Management • Jul 25, 2017

Sweat the Boring Details to Ensure a Smooth Project Start

The big picture keeps the team on track. But for the first few weeks, someone needs to sweat the details. Here are a few things to check before you begin.

TypeScript • Jul 24, 2017

A New Redux Action Pattern for TypeScript 2.4+

A minimal-boilerplate, strongly typed action pattern for defining Redux actions and reducers in TypeScript 2.4 and newer.

Personal Optimization • Jul 23, 2017

Review: Withings/Nokia Health Steel HR Smartwatch

The Steel HR belongs to the burgeoning "hybrid smartwatch" category, packing some serious smarts into a more traditional analog form.

UX/Design Practices • Jul 22, 2017

The Whats, Hows, and Whos of Empathy for Software Makers

Practicing empathy will make your software better, and your time creating it—both with your co-workers and customers—more enjoyable.