Culture • Jan 06, 2016 What the Heck Is an “Atomic Object”? Atomic Object has an interesting name, but not everyone knows that its rooted in two key computer science concepts.
Developer Tools • Jan 05, 2016 Simulating Poor Network Connectivity on Mac OSX Loading resources from multiple sources? Here's how to slow them down individually in order to test how your app will behave.
Web Apps • Jan 04, 2016 Precision Decimal Math in JavaScript with decimal.js Using floating-point math in JavaScript introduces errors, which is why you should use a decimal library for precision calculation.
Growing as Makers • Jan 02, 2016 Beyond Fun: The Potential of Playing Games A Review of "Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World" by Jane McGonigal
Web Apps • Dec 29, 2015 Plato: A JavaScript Static Analysis Report Generator Playing around with Plato, a JavaScript static analysis and source code complexity tool.
Development Practices • Dec 28, 2015 Git Confident – Git Best Practices for Joining an Existing Project By learning to overcommit and branch out in Git, I've been able to contribute changes more confidently without worrying about making mistakes.
Culture • Dec 27, 2015 Jeanette Head on Empathy, Being Ignored, and the Do-it-Yourself Future of Development Jeanette Head on empathy, being ignored as a woman, and the do-it-yourself future of software development.
Swift • Dec 23, 2015 How to Use UIPageViewController in Swift Learn how incredibly easy it is to make a tutorial for your app with UIPageViewController in Swift.
Developer Tools • Dec 22, 2015 IDE vs. Text Editor: Choosing the Right Tool at the Right Time In the IDE vs. text editor debate, the answer to “Which tool to use?” is simple: It depends.
Web Apps • Dec 21, 2015 Write More Maintainable CSS with Purple Prose Using HTML classes to describe elements creates CSS that's far easier to maintain.
Evolving the Industry • Dec 20, 2015 Six Months with an Apple Watch How well my Apple Watch has performed as "a watch, a new way to connect with each other, and a comprehensive health and fitness companion."
Web Apps • Dec 18, 2015 Using ES6 in Node.js Some of the great ES6 features that are now supported natively in NodeJS.