Atomic Spin

Mobile Apps • Jul 21, 2016

Super-fast Numeric Input with HTML Ranges – Part 2

Part two of a three-part series that reviews crafting a custom decimal picker to improve the experience of entering decimal numbers into a mobile web app.

Mobile Apps • Jul 20, 2016

Super-fast Numeric Input with HTML Ranges – Part 1

This three-part series covers how my team crafted a custom decimal picker to improve the experience of entering decimal numbers into a mobile web app.

iOS / OS X • Jul 19, 2016

Using CircleCI to Test and Deploy an iOS App

Review of how to use CircleCI with your iOS application. Includes explanation of how to handle bumps in the road on the path to CI and easy deployments.

Embedded Systems • Jul 18, 2016

Get Started with XBee – A Beginner’s Tutorial

The setup (and some background knowledge) needed for a basic XBee setup—tutorial includes step-by-step instructions, screen grabs, and sample code.

Ruby • Jul 16, 2016

Accessing Google Sheets with Ruby and Google Apps Script

How I built a Google Sheets API that my Ruby script could use to access Google Docs, giving me more flexibility for any other Ruby scripts I might create.

Project & Team Management • Jul 15, 2016

Some Design Up Front: An Alternative to ‘Sprint Zero’

Instead of implementing "Sprint Zero," we typically structure our engagements to start with a Research, Design, and Planning (RDP) phase.

Project & Team Management • Jul 14, 2016

Some Design Up Front: Why ‘Sprint Zero’ is Not Enough

Five big drawbacks of the "Sprint Zero" approach to integrating agile designers and developers on a software team.

Workplace • Jul 13, 2016

The Grad’s Dilemma: How I Found a Software Job that Fits

What was it about Atomic that led me to reconsider my feelings about small companies? I evaluated my own values and what I thought was expected of me.

Growing as Makers • Jul 12, 2016

Using Code as a Medium for Continuous Learning

Using code as a medium, learning about topics outside of software development becomes part of the process of writing great software.

Developer Tools • Jul 11, 2016

What Font Do You Program With?

A review of default programming fonts, including Menlo, Consolas, and Monospace – with an overview of monospacing, character distinction, licensing, & more.

Development Practices • Jul 09, 2016

Need to Understand Some Legacy Code? Start with a Test!

Debugging legacy application is never easy, but you can make understanding it less of a chore by adding a unit test. Includes rationale and examples.

Embedded Systems • Jul 08, 2016

Using Rust in an Embedded Project: A Simple Example

To help with all the gritty details of using Rust on an embedded project, I've written up an overview with a complete example.