Atomic Spin

DevOps & System Admin. • Oct 06, 2015

Recovering from Corrupt Revisions in an SVN Repository

Corrupt revisions in a SVN repository is bad news. However, data loss may be able to be minimized, or at least better defined, using svnadmin tools.

Personal Optimization • Oct 04, 2015

Get Things Done with GTD

A summary of the Getting Things Done (GTD) approach to reducing stress and improving productivity, and some tools for implementation.

Web Apps • Oct 03, 2015

Serving Remote PDF Files with Node.js and Express

A tutorial on loading and serving PDF files from a remote source with NodeJS and Express

Development Practices • Oct 02, 2015

What I Learned in 10 Years at a Software Consultancy

What is it like to work at a software consultancy like Atomic Object? I look back at my first 10 years at AO and discuss why it's such a good fit for me.

DevOps & System Admin. • Oct 01, 2015

Configuring Per-Locale Font Selection with FontConfig

During a recent project, one of my primary goals was to enable good localization across the globe.

Developer Tools • Sep 30, 2015

Sublime Text Plugins I’d Hate to Work Without

One of the things that sets Sublime Text apart from the competition is its rich plugin ecosystem. Here are 6 of the plugins that I'd hate to work without.

Business Practices • Sep 29, 2015

How Atomic Evaluates New Project Opportunities

The ideal project will fall in the sweet spot between business health, employee satisfaction, and customer success.

Ruby • Sep 28, 2015

Windows Socket Functions in Ruby Extensions

On using Windows socket functions (such as WSARecv, and WSASend) inside Ruby extensions on Windows.

Exploratory Testing • Sep 27, 2015

More Ways to Test – Is it a Good Story?

In software testing, you could focus on the layout. But you should also look at the other qualities, the aspects that hold the "story" together.

Ruby on Rails • Sep 26, 2015

Diving into Existing Rails Apps

Trying to wade into an existing project is frustrating. When working with Rails, I've found a few avenues of attack that help me jump in.

Developer Tools • Sep 25, 2015

Comparing Node.js Debug Options

Comparing the built-in Node debugger, Node Inspector, and IDEs for debugging Node.js apps.

Objective-C, Swift • Sep 24, 2015

Working with Objective-C and Swift on the Same Project

Converting classes from Swift to Objective-C, and Objective-C to Swift.