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Personal Optimization • Jun 12, 2016

Four Lessons for Product Teams from Youth Sports

When I consider the teams I've coached, I remember four basic lessons about what made the best ones successful that applies to managing great product teams.

Project & Team Management • Jun 11, 2016

Successful Sprint Retrospectives: Tips and Tools

Sprint retrospectives help software teams reflect on what happened during a sprint to build team chemistry, share knowledge, and have fun.

Project & Team Management • Jun 10, 2016

The Delivery Lead: A New Type of Maker

Delivery Leads interface with clients for happy project teams and software delivered on time and budget. They're a maker, a project manager, and much more.

Development Practices • Jun 09, 2016

Five Techniques for Writing Flexible Code

Software should be built flexible, because you don't know how you'll need to change it. These techniques will help you write code with flexibility.

Ember.js • Jun 08, 2016

Native HTML Apps with Xamarin

Why and how to use Xamarin as a Cordova replacement. Shows how to set up a multi-platform mobile native web app with two-way JavaScript interoperability.

News & Events • Jun 07, 2016

Atomic Awarded for Outstanding Workplace Culture

Atomic Object was honored with a When Work Works Award 2015-2016 for its effective and flexible workplace practices and policies.

Ember.js • Jun 06, 2016

Ember.js – Scroll to the Top on Every Page Load

Use a mixin to scroll to the top on every page load in Ember. By default, Ember retains the current scroll position as you navigate between pages.

Extracurricular Activities • Jun 04, 2016

How Software Development is Like Rock Climbing

Both disciplines require mental focus. Fears (whether rational or irrational) may cloud one’s judgment.

Development Practices • Jun 03, 2016

Need to Debug a Legacy App? Throw an Exception

Make debugging a legacy app less of a chore by throwing an exception–it's cheap, quick, and easy.

Web Apps • Jun 02, 2016

How to Unit Test AngularJS Events with Karma

Step-by-step instructions for using Karma to unit test AngularJS events. AgularJS events are useful for passing data among decoupled components.

Development Practices • Jun 01, 2016

7 Tips for a Joyful Return to a Software Project

Jumping back into an older dev. project can be easy, or it can be a pain in the neck. Here's how to make it a joy.

Web Apps • May 30, 2016

Authentication and Authorization: OpenID vs OAuth2 vs SAML

A comparison of OpenID, OAuth2, and SAML for user authentication and authorization – how they work, security risks, and best use cases.