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Personal Optimization • Apr 19, 2014

Finding Reliable Information with Quora, AMA, & Verified Accounts

By connecting you directly with the content authorities, these services take the guesswork out of establishing credibility.

Developer Tools • Apr 18, 2014

Monitoring Your iOS Traffic

With a few simple steps, you can leverage the sniffer tools you already know to intercept and view your iOS traffic.

Web Apps • Apr 17, 2014

Charting Data with jqPlot

jqPlot is a jQuery plugin that supports drawing line, bar and pie charts with many customizable features.

Developer Tools • Apr 16, 2014

I Hate #regions

"I hate regions" not only automatically expands the regions when you open the file, it changes the font size and color of the regions.

Planning Your Project • Apr 15, 2014

Strengthen your Software Investment with Research, Design, and Planning

Investing in a little research and planning just a bit of time up front can pay off in a big way during the build phase of your product.

Evolving the Industry • Apr 14, 2014

Cross-Train to Become a Better Programmer

Fundamental software design is almost completely missing from programming. Can we learn how to design? I think so, but not yet from the software community.

Developer Tools • Apr 13, 2014

Cool and Easy HTML with Emmet

Emmet is a easy-to-use, lightweight tool that reduces frustration while writing HTML.

Personal Optimization • Apr 12, 2014

Long-Term Planning and Productivity with the Compact Calendar

Productivity has a foundation in planning. David Seah's Compact Calendar is a great tool for planning and visualizing projects that span multiple months.

Functional Programming • Apr 11, 2014

Writing Functional Python

How to use generators and the itertools module to write cleaner Python code with fewer side effects.

Culture • Apr 10, 2014

Get the Door

As a non-technical Atom, I see AO's value mantras lived out daily in employee interactions — even in an event as simple as installing a doorbell.

Web Apps • Apr 09, 2014

Graduating from CoffeeScript to LiveScript

LiveScript offers several advantages over vanilla CoffeeScript — accessor functions, partial functions, function composition, and cascades.

Choosing Your Team • Apr 08, 2014

Beyond Domain Experience – 3 Qualities of Great Software Teams

Great software team see know what the product is for, see all the possibilities, and know how to design a great experience for users.