Atomic Spin

Developer Tools • Feb 29, 2016

Auditing Third Party Code Licenses with LicenseFinder

Luckily, I recently came across LicenseFinder, a tool that helps you audit and track the licenses of the third party code your project is using.

Evolving the Industry • Feb 28, 2016

Volunteering at Hour of Code

Our job was to encourage and guide students through what was, for many of them, their first formal introduction to computer science.

Growing as Makers • Feb 27, 2016

My First Month as a Software Developer

I liked being able to jump between tutorials and real-world scenarios. I was able to use the concepts I learned and try to apply them to my team's project.

Web Apps, Ember.js • Feb 26, 2016

Embedding Git Revisions in Ember Apps Deployed to Heroku

When deploying an Ember App to Heroku, it takes a little extra work to embed your Git revision hash. Here's how I did it.

Developer Tools • Feb 25, 2016

Stretch and Fill Content in UIStackView on iOS

How to configure your controls to stretch and fill a UIStackView on iOS by setting the alignment property to Fill.

Business Practices • Feb 24, 2016

Diversity for Diversity’s Sake? – 9 Reasons We Want to Be Gender Diverse

There are many benefits of diversity – for society, for people who have historically been disenfranchised. It's also great for your company and bottom line.

Ember.js • Feb 23, 2016

How To Create an Ember 2.0-Compatible Select Box

After upgrading to Ember 2.0, I learned that there's no built-in select box. As it turns out, creating my own code helper was easier than I thought.

Development Practices • Feb 22, 2016

Why You Shouldn’t “npm install -g”

Why you should never "npm install -g" a Node.js package when a project-local install will do.

Extracurricular Activities • Feb 21, 2016

Why You Should Consider Mentoring a FIRST Robotics Team

FIRST is such a cool thing to be a part of — a great way to make a difference and to see a difference being made.

Project & Team Management • Feb 20, 2016

Conquering the Perils of Distributed Teams

Don't let the ship go down by ignoring the warning signs of fragmentation and calcification!

Development Practices • Feb 19, 2016

A Plea for Clearer Documentation for Non-Developers

It may take a little longer to write documentation with non-developers in mind, but it could save your team a lot of time down the road.

Web Apps • Feb 18, 2016

JavaScript Promises – How They’ll Work Someday

JavaScript Promises are good, but still carry friction for the developer. Here's how future JavaScript developments will make using Promises better.