Atomic Spin

Project & Team Management • Oct 20, 2015

Best Practices for Scheduling Creative Teams

Four best practices for the very artful dance of scheduling creative teams.

.NET / WPF • Oct 19, 2015

Using a Design-Time ViewModelLocator With Caliburn.Micro

It becomes tedious to maintain code just for design-time support, so I use a `DesignTimeViewModelLocator` class for binding sample data in the designer.

Evolving the Industry • Oct 18, 2015

Does Empathy for Users Blind Us?

Once we’re in the head of our users, we should automatically understand exactly what it is that they need, right? If only that were true.

Personal Optimization • Oct 16, 2015

How to Ace the Non-Technical Part of an Atomic Interview

Technical skills are important, but fitting with our team-focused consulting culture matters a lot at Atomic Object.

Developer Tools • Oct 15, 2015

REST for Web Apps Is So Passé

The major pain points of using REST with web apps, and a few new alternatives.

Web Apps • Oct 14, 2015

Comparing Directive Scope Options in AngularJS

The differences between No Scope, Inherited Scope, and Isolated Scope, and why you might—or might not—want to use each one.

Developer Tools • Oct 13, 2015

Switching Child View Controllers in iOS with Auto Layout

How to switch between two child view controllers hosted in a component view that is constrained with auto layout.

DevOps & System Admin. • Oct 12, 2015

Docker Basics for Local Development

Docker can also be a very useful tool for local development, especially when it comes to making repeatable builds and environments faster and easier.

Personal Optimization • Oct 10, 2015

Thirty Days of Gratitude – An Experiment

During September 2015 I wrote a thank you note to a different person each day. Here I discuss what it is like to express gratitude for thirty days straight.

Web Apps • Oct 09, 2015

Creating Scroll Animations with Waypoints and Animate.css, Part 2

How to reverse your animations and hide content as the user scrolls back up the page, using Waypoints and Animate.css.

Web Apps, Ember.js • Oct 08, 2015

Implementing an Offscreen Menu in Ember.js

The “reveal” style keeps the menu in the background, uncovering it as the main page content slides off the screen.

Project & Team Management • Oct 07, 2015

A Better Approach to Collaborative Problem Solving

We can overcome team dysfunction during collaborative problem solving with a better working agenda and a few simple social protocols.