Developer Tools • May 17, 2015 Google Sheets’ Query Language Using the QUERY function in Google Sheets, which supports querying a spreadsheet dataset using SQL.
Embedded Systems • May 16, 2015 Rapid Prototypes for Devices with Raspberry Pi It can be hard to achieve quick feedback cycles on embedded projects. Here's an approach to rapid prototypes with cheap displays and a Raspberry Pi.
Growing as Makers • May 15, 2015 Obtaining a Thorough CS Background Online An eclectic online curriculum that covers the core requirements of a typical undergraduate CS program.
iOS / OS X • May 14, 2015 Turn Any iOS Task into a Background Task with ReactiveCocoa’s RACSignal An example of how ReactiveCocoa can be used to turn any task into a background task using a RACSignal that calls endBackgroundTask: when disposed of.
Business Practices • May 13, 2015 First Contact to Offer – Atomic’s Developer Interview Process An interview is a balancing act—specific questions vs. open-ended conversations, getting to know each other vs. respecting everyone's time, etc.
Web Apps • May 12, 2015 Testing Asynchronous Behavior in JavaScript with Selenium We wanted something that we could write once, that would sit transparently on top of our application so we never had to think about it again.
Java • May 11, 2015 Taking Control of Logging in Clojure When it came time to add proper logging to my project, I had to make sense of the several available Java logging libraries. Here’s what I found.
Evolving the Industry • May 10, 2015 Pushing Past Logos: Weekend Blitz & Design’s Evolving Role Designers are taking initiative and questioning the bigger picture to identify the real problem instead of jumping straight into a solution.
Growing as Makers • May 09, 2015 What Being Job Shadowed Taught Me about My Job As part of the prep for the visit, I had to work out what I liked about my job and how could I sell it to people who didn't know anything about it.
Technical Practices • May 08, 2015 DevOps – Software Delivery Done Correctly DevOps encourages better communication and collaboration between teams that are usually stuck in their own silos.
iOS / OS X • May 07, 2015 Fixing UI Elements that Float Away The bug appeared when testing on iOS 7 but not iOS 8, which suggested the root cause might be a floating point error with the constraint layout library.
Developer Tools • May 06, 2015 Creating Man Pages in Markdown with Ronn Ronn is a fantastic, simple tool that leverages the Markdown you use every day to create man pages for your command-line software.
