Atomic Spin

Workplace • Sep 16, 2016

Onboarding at Atomic: A New Atom’s Perspective

The amount of time and thought that went into my onboarding journey helped make this transition smooth, and it has made me feel like an Atom since day one.

Developer Tools • Sep 15, 2016

Getting Started with AppleScript

The beauty of AppleScript is that it has a very low learning curve and a very readable syntax, so you can learn some basics quickly.

Development Practices • Sep 14, 2016

Tech Debt Isn’t What You Think It Is

We need to stop taking a sprint to "deal with tech debt," and start taking time to "implement the lessons we've learned over the past X sprints."

Growing as Makers • Sep 13, 2016

Rejuvenating My Developer Identity at AndConf

I expected to learn and meet people doing cool things with tech. I didn’t expect to reconnect my "software developer" identity with my sense of self.

Mobile Apps • Sep 12, 2016

Simplify Your Storage in Xamarin with SimpleStorage

An introduction to Xamarin SimpleStorage and some key extensions you can use to simplify your mobile application's storage.

News & Events • Sep 10, 2016

Atomic Welcomes Two New Designers and a Developer

This summer, 3 new Atoms joined our Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids teams. Each told me about themselves and shared their favorite things about Atomic so far.

Developer Tools • Sep 09, 2016

Life After Text Mode: How I Learned to Stop Typing So Much and Love the GUI Again

Developers get caught up in the productive asceticism of the command line and forget about the world outside—3 apps made me rethink my Text Mode lifestyle.

Ember.js • Sep 08, 2016

Exporting Server-Side Types and Endpoints to Ember

Keeping client and server models in sync is crucial. This post describes a method for exporting typed models from C# ASP.NET API to Javascript Ember.

Communities • Sep 07, 2016

Technology and Computer Science Resources for Kids in West Michigan

Suggestions and opportunities for parents and teachers looking for resources in West Michigan to teach kids about technology and computer science.

Development Practices • Sep 06, 2016

Help Your Fellow Developers with Well-Worded Error Messages

Write error messages that won't make readers think. A good error message should both point out a problem in your code and indicate a solution.

Planning Your Project • Sep 03, 2016

Release Planning Answers the Other Questions, Too

The answer is release planning. Some days, it doesn't seem much like the question matters: The answer is usually release planning.

UX/Design Practices • Sep 02, 2016

When Biases & Design Meet

Because we design software interfaces for human interaction, our designs and processes are likely subject to some biases.