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Software Science • Sep 03, 2014

Visualizing Garbage Collection Algorithms

Developers take garbage collection for granted, but it's hard to see how it works. Watch 5 different GC algorithm visualizations.

Project & Team Management • Sep 02, 2014

Tools & Practices for Remote Teams, Part 2 – Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!

Team morale, cohesion, and communication are vital to every team's success — and they take considerably more effort with a remote team.

Workplace • Aug 31, 2014

Nature Matters – Insights on Biomimicry

Biomimicry instructs us to build from the bottom up, self-assemble, optimize rather than maximize, use free energy and cross-pollinate.

Growing as Makers • Aug 30, 2014

Finding Inspiration at CreativeMornings Grand Rapids

What can I do to spark inspiration? How can I be confident that my time spent watching the ocean or driving through the countryside is going to pay off?

Designing for Users • Aug 29, 2014

Why Software Design Matters

As we age, we start to expect things to work a certain way. And when new gadgets don’t meet our expectations, we struggle with them.

iOS / OS X • Aug 27, 2014

How to Animate Images in a UIImageView with Completion Handler

How to get a completion handler when animating images in a UIImageView by using CAKeyFrameAnimation instead of setting the animationImages property.

Growing as Makers • Aug 26, 2014

Plays Well with Others – Lessons in Reusable Tooling

Programs must be able to work together, to talk and listen to one another, whether it's pipes, file descriptors, HTTP, or plain old TCP.

Culture • Aug 24, 2014

25 Reasons I Love Being an Atom!

Why I love my job and why working at Atomic Object is so flipping awesome!

jRuby • Aug 23, 2014

JRuby, Rails, and Jetty – Where Are my Assets?

Chasing down issues with static asset serving in Rails 4 under JRuby and Jetty. Where have my images and CSS gone?

UX/Design Tools • Aug 22, 2014

For Product Demos and Lightweight Usability Testing on Mobile, Give Ziggi-HD a Try

We performed a usability test on a mobile web app by using Ziggi-HD USB Camera to comfortably observe while the user completed the test. It worked great!

Platforms & Languages • Aug 21, 2014

Backbone Event Best Practices

Events in Backbone are powerful, but can lead to bad code if used improperly. Here are three best practices to avoid the most common mistakes.

Business Practices • Aug 20, 2014

Anticipating Your Clients’ Needs

Taking the time to anticipate future needs and putting yourself in a position act on them shows that you give a shit and have their best interests in mind.