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Personal Optimization • Mar 26, 2016

I Wish I’d Met You Ten Years Ago, TextExpander

TextExpander has saved me from countless hours of typing, and the errors that come along with manual typing.

Planning Your Project • Mar 25, 2016

Maximizing Value Starts with Truly Understanding the Client’s Needs

All the technical skill in the world won't combat solving the wrong problem or being wasteful with time.

Ember.js • Mar 24, 2016

5 Ember.js Addons You Should Start Using

A few great addons you should include in your next Ember.js project.

Business Practices • Mar 23, 2016

Improving Our Support for New Parents

We challenged ourselves to think about what paid parental leave could aspire to be from the perspective of the newborn baby or the newly adopted child.

UX/Design Practices • Mar 22, 2016

Technology: More than a Constraint for User-Centered Design

Software design that ignores the technical landscape is bound to be wrecked by constraints or miss key opportunities to leverage tools and paradigms.

Web Apps • Mar 21, 2016

Bye-Bye, Sinon – Hello, testdouble

A review of testdouble.js, a new alternative to Sinon as a test mocking library in JavaScript.

News & Events • Mar 20, 2016

GVSU WIC Workshop – Write Your Own Language!

We were thrilled to welcome GVSU's Women in Computing club on February 27th for a one-day programming workshop.

Culture • Mar 19, 2016

Justin Kulesza on Containerization, the Appeal of Variety, and Building a Reputation as an Expert

Atomic's Justin Kulesza on containerization, the appeal of variety, and building a reputation as an expert.

Project & Team Management • Mar 18, 2016

What’s a Feature Worth? (A Case Study)

Developers are pretty good at figuring out how much a feature will cost, but we rarely ask the much fuzzier question of what a feature would be worth.

UX/Design Practices • Mar 17, 2016

The Art and Science of Content Strategy

The user's goal isn't to use your client's app or read their site. The user's goal is personal, and your content is just a tool they may (or may not) use.

Web Apps • Mar 15, 2016

4 Types of APIs and When to Use Them

Four types of servers, each behaving differently in order to suit a specific need and provide particular tools.

Business Practices • Mar 14, 2016

How We Practice Open-Book Management at Atomic

Because we share so much through open-books mgmt., Atoms are happier, managers are more motivated, and the whole company runs smarter and better.