Development • Aug 28, 2024 The Most Important Tool for Working with Legacy Code: Empathy When I'm scratching my head, trying to figure out what the author of some legacy code was thinking, I try to put some empathy into practice.
Business Practices • Aug 26, 2024 Launching to Lasting: Strategic Foundations for Startup Success By validating your product-market fit or iterating quickly on a well-defined MVP, you can increase your chances of startup success.
UX/Design Techniques • Aug 24, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 13 – Hopes & Fears The "Hopes & Fears" design thinking exercise may feel cheesy. But it can reveal hidden motivations and bring the group together.
Culture • Aug 23, 2024 Breaking Down the Term “Boutique Consulting Firm” From multinational organizations to a boutique consulting firm, my reflections on my journey to Atomic Object.
Culture • Aug 22, 2024 Mentorship: It’s Mostly About Being a Friend to Your Coworker A recently-formed mentor-mentee relationship made me realize that so much of what made it successful was that I was a friend to my coworker.
React / Redux • Aug 21, 2024 TanStack Query (Formerly React Query): The Basics Let's walk through the fundamentals of TanStack Query, including queries, mutations, and query invalidation, and provide practical examples.
Project & Team Management • Aug 20, 2024 Why Resource Misallocation Derails Software Project Teams Discover how resource misallocation can derail software projects and explore strategies to optimize for successful project outcomes.
News & Events • Aug 19, 2024 Themes from the 2024 Advanced Manufacturing Expo I attended the 2024 Advance Manufacturing Expo in Grand Rapids, Mich. to hear more about new developments in manufacturing technology.
UX/Design Techniques • Aug 18, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 12 – Visualize the Vote Ever been stuck in a meeting where you can’t gain consensus or get past a team member with a strong opinion? Dot voting is a great approach.
UX/Design Techniques • Aug 17, 2024 Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 11 – Speed Boat Speed Boat is a design thinking activity to help frame obstacles holding back your project's success. Inject a bit of fun into your process!
Growing as Makers • Aug 16, 2024 Why I Switched to Walking Standups Being outside is awesome (duh), and the walking standup is a great way to make a daily micro-improvement on that front.
Culture • Aug 15, 2024 Bereavement Leave on Day One: A Testament to Company Culture Even before my official first day of work, I discovered that Atomic Object truly lives up to the culture they describe.
